Sentences with phrase «started by a lightning strike»
BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters)- A Northern California wildfire started by a lightning strike a month ago has burned more than 108,000 acres in the drought - stricken state, officials said on September 12.
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Started by a lightning strike, it burned some 7000 hectares.
In Boulder, the Flagstaff Fire is the top concern, which grew rapidly after being started by a lightning strike on Tuesday.
Not exact matches
Maybe we did start as a plasma puddle being struck by lightning, but no scientists support Darwin's complete theory.
After the three pilots take Eddie out for a test run, where it is programmed to simply watch and learn, the UCAV is struck by a chain of lightning and its system core is significantly damaged, causing the machine to go AWOL with a set of new targets that could start a World War.
As a native Californian who has spent a considerable amount of time in the Sierra over many decades, I can tell you from first hand observation that lightning strikes are a very common occurrence and can pose a real hazard to backpackers No doubt there were fires started accidentally by ancient hunters from time to time.
As much as possible, stay in the car when the lightning starts to strike as this will give you more protection than being outside since cars are grounded by wheels.