This book highlights the essential theoretical and practical aspects of lightning, lightning protection, safety and education. Additionally, several auxiliary topics that are required to understand the core themes are also included. The main objective of the contents is to enlighten the scientists, researchers, engineers and social activists (including policy makers) in developing countries regarding the key information related to lightning and thunderstorms. A majority of developing countries are in tropics where the lightning characteristics are somewhat different from those in temperate regions. The housing structures and power/communication networks, and human behavioural patterns(that depends on socio-economic parameters) in these countries are also different from those in the developed world. As the existing books on similar themes address only those scenarios in developed countries, this book serves a vast spectrum of readership in developing world who seek knowledge in the principles of lightning and a practical guidance on lightning protection and safety education.

Chapter-1: Lightning, the Science Chapter-2: Lightning Detection and Warning Chapter-3: Risk Assessment for Lightning Protectio Chapter-4: Protection of Buildings and Structures Chapter-5: Protection of Low Voltage Equipment and Systems Chapter-6: Lightning Protection of High-Risk Installations: Petrochemical Plants Chapter-7: Protection of Selected Cases: Pv Systems, Wind Turbines and Railway Systems Chapter-8: Lightning Injury: Occurrence and Medical Treatment Chapter-9: Lightning: Public Concepts and Safety Education Chapter-10: Economic, Technical and human implications of Lightning Protection Chapter-11: Frontiers in Lightning Research and Opportunities for Scientists from Developing Countries