Myagmar Doljinsuren|Chandima Gomes
Lightning incidents in Mongolia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
one first studies conducted mongolia distribution lightning incidents study covers 10year period 2004 2013 country records human death rate 154 deaths per 10 million people per year much higher many countries similar isokeraunic level reason may lowgrown vegetation observed rural areas mongolia surface topography typical steppe climate suggest modifications gomeskadir equation countries predicts much lower annual death rate mongolia lightning incidents spread period may august peak number incidents occurring july worst lightning affected region country central part compared impacts convective disasters squalls thunderstorms hail lightning stands second highest number incidents human deaths animal deaths economic losses due lightning 1 total losses due four extreme weather phenomena however unless precautionary measures promoted among public figure losses may significantly increase time country undergoing rapid industrialization present