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Lightning always strikes the tallest object in an area.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that lightning always strikes the tallest object in an area?

Unclear. Three sources indicate lightning tends to favor tall objects: a study of strikes to objects ≥200 m, a lightning-protection modeling paper, and a Panama forest study finding the loftiest trees were killed mainly by lightning. None establishes the claim's absolute 'always strikes the tallest object in an area.'

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Evidence for · 3
An Improved Method to Identify Lightning Strikes to Tall Objects Using a Novel Autoencoder-based Signal Modeling
2026
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Siyuan, P., Hanbo, Y., & Kang, Y. (2026). An Improved Method to Identify Lightning Strikes to Tall Objects Using a Novel Autoencoder-based Signal Modeling. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23064164

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Determination of the probability of a lightning strike in the elements of the object taking into account the statistical distribution of the current value
2023
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Kniaziev, V. V. (2023). Determination of the probability of a lightning strike in the elements of the object taking into account the statistical distribution of the current value. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.20998/2074-272X.2023.5.08

Panama Study: Tallest Tropical Trees Died Mostly from Lightning
2017
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Kornei, K. (2017). Panama Study: Tallest Tropical Trees Died Mostly from Lightning. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017eo080999

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