The Damage Lightning Does to Your Body

With a power of 300 kilovolts, lightning can heat the air up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Here's what that does to the human body.

Science The Damage Lightning Does to Your Body Lightning strikes are wondrous sites to see, but they can also be deadly. With a power of 300 kilovolts, lightning can heat the air up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It may be an understatement, but this combination of power and heat causes serious damage to the human body. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE Why Do They Give Storms Names? 6 Things You Should Never Do During a Lightning Storm 7 Big Tornado Myths That Just Aren't True You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.