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UAHS Healthy Dose Blog: The Arizona Monsoon, Lightning and Your Health

UAHS Healthy Dose Blog: The Arizona Monsoon, Lightning and Your Health
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Monsoon in Arizona comprises the wettest and most lightning-prone months of the year. Learn how to avoid being struck and what to do if you are. By Dan Schlager, MD, clinical professor of emergency medicine. Also, UArizona Engineering Students’ project tests Dr. Schlager’s Lightning Protection Technology. 

The Arizona monsoon is characterized by heavy rain, dust storms and lightning. While southern Arizona has experienced record rainfall after a blistering start of summer, rain isn’t required to be struck by lightning.

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