What happens if lightning strikes a lake

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Share this. Share via Twitter. Share via Facebook. Share on LinkedIn. And if you're swimming anywhere in the vicinity, it'll probably hit you. But below the surface, most of the electricity is instantly neutralized. So the fish are generally spared.

Of course, if the fish happen to be surfacing, they're at risk just like you are. And Dr. MacGorman adds that some electricity does penetrate the water, right at the strike point.

Don: "So fish under a lightning strike can be killed, if it's close enough to the surface. But it has to be much closer than you do on the surface of the water. If we us it on the show, you'll get a free Science Update mug. People are often both frightened and thrilled by the lightning storms that appear in the summer sky. And we are all advised to get out of the water if we are ever caught outside during a lightning storm.

The key to understanding why it is important to get out of the water during an electrical storm is to know about the forces of nature and electric currents and conductors.