How Far Does Lightning Travel In The Ocean

The ocean is divided into three zones based on depth and light level.

How far does lightning travel in the ocean. Acte normative privind funcţionarea instituţiei. This does prompt another question. Regulament de organizare şi funcţionare.

I couldnt find out much about this but what I did see suggests the answer is usually not. Posted by 15 hours ago. Lightning strikes generate up to 260 dB at 1 metre in the water you could lose your hearing in one shot and the sound alone can kill fish.

When lightning strikes the ocean how far does the electricity travel and why does it stop. My girlfriend and I were swimming in the ocean about 30 feet from a beach in Costa Rica as a storm was approaching. The sound level in the water is probably the biggest danger.

Does salt water or fresh water make a difference. Even if its not raining on you lightning can still strike you. Atoms pass along electrical charge much more quickly than sound vibrations.

When lightning strikes the ground or an object on the ground the discharge occurs in and along the ground surface not deep into the ground. Lightning can strike as far as 10 miles ahead or behind the rainclouds of a storm. But lightning varies greatly in intensity so it could easily go further.

Light may be detected as far as 1000 meters down in the ocean but there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 meters. Were going to be visiting the ocean next week and thunderstorms are forecast. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up.