An interview on the effects of a lightning

Researchers of the Department of Paleomagnetism of the Institute of Geology gave a short interview related to the study of soil samples taken from the immediate vicinity of a tree struck by a lightning at Vratislavice, where eighteen people were injured in June this year. A report with this interview (starts at approximately 17:58) was broadcast by Czech Radio on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The research is carried out within a subproject of the Strategy AV21 programme, the general goal of which is to investigate changes in magnetic properties of igneous and sedimentary rocks, soils or even wood after lightning strikes.