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Game delays for lightning may be annoying, but they save lives – a sports meteorologist explains the risk
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Seasonal, Monthly, and Weekly Distributions of NLDN and GLD360 Cloud-to-Ground Lightning
Holle, R. L., Cummins, K. L., & Brooks, W. A. (2016) · Monthly Weather Review · doi:10.1175/mwr-d-16-0051.1 · Cited by 62
One Strike, You’re Out: Lightning during Professional Baseball Games
Vagasky, C. (2022) · Weather Climate and Society · doi:10.1175/wcas-d-21-0099.1 · Cited by 4
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- Authors
- Vagasky, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Vagasky, Chris
- Venue
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Published
- 2026-09-22
- OpenAlex
- W7213981242
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 2
- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Conversation (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sociology, History and Politics of Sport
- Keywords
- lightning, sports games, lightning safety, lightning risk
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