Is it dangerous to send text messages indoors in thunderstorm weather?

Using mobile phones in thunderstorm weather will lead to lightning strike, increasing the probability of being struck by lightning. 20 10 In August, a boy of 15 years old in Wuhan was struck by lightning while answering his mobile phone in a rice field. 20 13 In July, a boy of 18 years old in Henan was killed by lightning when he answered the phone under a tree on a rainy day. Also on 20 13, in August, a sanitation worker at the Capital Airport was killed by lightning. Afterwards, a mobile phone was found beside him. This series of accidents has aroused people's concern about whether mobile phones attract thunder.

At that time, a Nanjing media interviewed Professor Zhang Qilin from Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology. Professor Zhang Qilin has been engaged in lightning physics and lightning electromagnetic field research for many years. Professor Zhang said that mobile phones will not attract lightning strikes whether they are talking or standby. However, if lightning happens to hit near the mobile phone, it will naturally destroy the mobile phone. Lightning will produce powerful electromagnetic pulse, which will destroy electronic products through coupling effect and cause damage to electronic products.

However, it is still necessary to remind the public that it is dangerous to use fixed telephones in thunderstorm weather, because telephone lines connect outdoor and indoor, and outdoor objects are more likely to be hit than indoor ones, which may indeed endanger telephone users.