Mobile phone risk during storms
BBC News reports here: UK doctors have warned of the danger of lightning strikes when using mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather. In the British Medical Journal, they highlight the case of a teenager left with severe injuries after being struck by lightning when talking on her phone. The metal in the phone directs the current into the body, they say. A 15-year-old girl was struck by lightning while talking on her phone in a large park in London during stormy weather.