eli5 odds of getting struck by lightning

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A coworker and I were looking up the odds of getting struck by lightening today, which are about 1 in a million but getting struck twice in your life is 1 in 7 million. I can’t seem to work this out

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It’s because some people are at higher risk than others.

People who like to hike in a thunderstorm are more likely to get struck than people who stay indoors all the time. People who live in Texas are more likely to get struck, and people who like in Alaska are less likely.

So basically if someone has been struck by lightning, it’s likely that where they live, and what they do, makes it more likely they’ll be struck again compared to someone else.

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