what are the social, economical and envrionmental impacts of a thunderstorm?

Question

it would b preferable if they were australian impacts

Answer 1

Seein as I'm not Australian (America, eff yea!) I won't know too much about the australian impacts, but here are some general ones:

Social Impacts: People learn when thunderstorms are coming, and inform each other about what to do. Things such as national weather services are set up so people can connect easier with each other to prepare for the storm.

Environmental: Thunderstorms drop BUCKETS of rain, so massive erosion in non-plant covered areas is expected. Wind damage can knock down trees, damaging homes of animals and people alike.

Economical: You'll have that wind knocking down trees into houses and into power poles, wiping out power for tons of people, and having people pay for damages they've suffered to their property. You'll also have money spent on storm protection devices, such as surge protectors and sump pumps.

hope it helps

Answer 2

The social impacts would be the same as any adverse conditions people share. The group pride of having endured the storms, the humanitarian aspects of recovering, etc.

The major economical impact of thunderstorms is probably lost hours of work more than the actual damage they do. Construction involving work outdoors, especially involving cranes or other large and high metal, often stops work until all danger of lightning strike and high winds pass. Dangerous winds can also stop production of indoor work such as in factories and offices as workers are moved to storm shelters.

Environments impacts are mostly beneficial, providing water from rainfall. Even the flooding, wind damage, and lightning damage are beneficial to the ecology, as the plants and animals living in areas prone to thunderstorms have evolved to take advantage of oportunities these powerful storms present. Examples would be grasses and trees that thrive in areas that lightning strikes cause wildfires, or trees that grow rapidy to fill in open spaces left by weaker trees that did not survive the storm.

Answer 3

Social impact--thunderstorms make me feel humble, we could all use a dose of smallness.Mother nature is ALL powerfull..
Economical impact--We manufacture and sell pumps,generators,we repair damaged roofs,we maintain our storm sewers,we repair power lines,ect.
Enviromental impacts--The great charge of electricity generated by lightning produces ozone gases. Could this contribute to global warming??Heck,Idon't know ,you would have to ask Al Gore..(our nations leading scientist).