(See Sidebar, “Lightning and Underground Power and Signal Lines,”.) Let's talk about some critical design and installation rules you should follow when designing and installing a pole-mounted ...

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Today’s most common anti-lightning tech is the classic lightning rod, a meters-long metal pole rooted to the ground ... then you would need, for good protection, a lightning rod of kilometer ...

A home in Melissa is one of many North Texas houses in ashes after being struck by lightning, preventable with lightning rods during storms, experts say.