Accidents and death can come suddenly and can shake our worlds. From car accidents to falls down the stairs, acts of terrorism to lightning strikes, unexpected injuries and deaths affect us all. What are the most common causes of accidents and accidental deaths? What are the odds of dying in a year? What should you really be afraid of? Explore these topics and more.
Although there are approximately 25 million cloud-to-ground strikes every year, the odds a person will be hit by lightning during that period are only 1 in 835,500.
An interview with Jerry LeDoux, survivor of not one, but two lightning strikes.
The first 911 call ever dialed was made in Alabama, but it wasn’t supposed to be. It happened there, and not elsewhere, out of a little oneupsmanship.
The deadliest tornado in history was invisible. In 1925, the Tri-State Tornado ravaged a mile-wide path for 219 miles across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana at 60 miles per hour—twice the forward speed of the average tornado.
It’s not at all likely you will be killed by a tornado. Or as Dr. Joshua Wurman puts it: “Suicide by tornado would be very inefficient.”
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