When lighting strikes the ocean, is the marine life close to the area of impact affected?
2007-06-18 23:45:26 · 3 answers · asked by Zharchi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I don't think so. Because as water is a bad conductor, once lightning hits the ocean, unless a marine life is at the surface, i doubt that marine life would be endangered. Because if marine life is under water, lightning would not be able to reach them through the water. Hope this helps! ^^
2007-06-19 00:40:19 · answer #1 · answered by queen-of-nerds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is a very good conductor of electricity, since it can travel a great distance. So fish are affected, they might get stunned a little bit. That is why they tell us to stay out of the water when there is a live power line on the ground.
2007-06-19 01:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup! thats why when lightning approaches wait for 5 minutes before fishing or swimming
2007-06-19 01:52:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋