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Lightning, a phenomenon with sometimes tragic consequences

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    Le 19h30
  • 06 August 2017
  • Alex Gnaegi
    • CHUV
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
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An American mountaineer lost her life after being struck by lightning on the Matterhorn. In Switzerland, lightning kills one person every two to three years and seriously injures around ten every year.

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