From: inquiziter@gmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, 18 June 2020 03:50:02 UTC+1, Potato farts  wrote:   
   > Nine cows on a farm in Ireland were killed after they were    
   > struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday.   
   >    
   > The incident happened Sunday afternoon as heavy thunderstorms    
   > bore through Dunlicky, County Clare, located on the west coast    
   > of Ireland.   
   >    
   > The country's weather service had issued a weather alert for    
   > large parts of Ireland as thunderstorms brought the threat of    
   > torrential downpours, hail, and flash flooding.   
   >    
   > LIGHTNING SAFETY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW   
   >    
   > The Irish Examiner reported that a passer-by was driving along    
   > when the person spotted a number of animals with their "legs in    
   > the air."   
   >    
   > People who were in the area at the time the storms moved through    
   > reported "a lot of thunderstorm activity," with several claps of    
   > thunder and plentiful lightning.   
   >    
   > "The rain was pouring down really heavy for about 20 minutes,”    
   > another person told the Examiner.   
   >    
   > A similar incident happened last year when eight cows were    
   > struck and killed by lightning during a storm in Moneygall,    
   > according to the news outlet.   
   >    
   > SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DANGERS: WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE WARNINGS    
   > SERIOUSLY   
   >    
   > In the U.S, two giraffes at a Florida wildlife park were killed    
   > instantly last May when they were struck by lightning during a    
   > sudden storm in the area as they were out in the pasture.   
   >    
   > Lightning typically strikes tall objects such as trees and    
   > skyscrapers because their tops are closer to the base of the    
   > storm cloud, according to The National Severe Storms Laboratory.   
   >    
   > "However, this does not always mean tall objects will be struck.    
   > It all depends on where the charges accumulate," according to    
   > the agency. "Lightning can strike the ground in an open field    
   > even if the tree line is close by."   
   >    
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   >    
   > Lightning, known as a "bolt from the blue," can also strike from    
   > as far away as 25 miles away from a thunderstorm cloud, even    
   > when there appear to be clear skies, according to the NSSL.   
   >    
   > "They can be especially dangerous because they appear to come    
   > from clear blue sky," the agency states.   
   >    
   > https://www.foxnews.com/world/lightning-strike-ireland-cows-   
   > severe-weather-warning   
      
   was this done because that numbskull with the cactus tied it up with Blue   
   Ducktape last month ?  crazy folk!   
      
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