DENMARK: Lightning Strikes Economies


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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Industrial economies are vulnerable to lightning strikes which cause damage to computer systems


A group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a connection between lightning strikes and an area''''s economic state, according to public broadcaster DR.

The four scientists followed lightning in 48 US states and found that the more strikes a state was hit by, the worse its financial health was.

States with the most lightning strikes were those with the lowest growth in productivity.

Although the connection may seem unlikely at first glance, the researchers said that one of the reasons lightning negatively affects economies is because of the damage to computer systems and equipment.

The results of the study counter the popular belief that industrialised countries are most robust in the wake of global warming, which generally leads to more lightning strikes.

According to Professor Carl-Johan Dalgaard at the university''''s Economic Institute, the data shows that advanced economies are much more vulnerable to natural phenomena than previously believed.
By the Official Website of Denmark
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