sentences:  The range of damage caused from lightning strikes goes from merely surface level scorching and cracking of the laminate material, to ruptures in the blade or full separation in the adhesives that hold the blade together.It is most common to observe lightning strikes on the tips of the blades, especially in rainy weather due to the copper wiring within attracting lightning.The most common method to combat this, especially in non-conducting blade materials like GFRPs and CFRPs, is to add lightning "arresters", which are merely metallic wiring that provides an uninterrupted path to the ground, skipping the blades and gearbox entirely to eliminate the risk of damage in those components.