When lightening strikes the sea how far does the current spread and does it kill marine life in that area?

Question

When lightening strikes the sea how far does the current spread and does it kill marine life in that area?

Answer 1

The salt in the water is what allows the water to conduct electricity in the first place.  Pure water is a terrible conductor of electricity.  (Most water is not pure, however.)

Most likely any fish very close to the lightning strike would die.  A little ways away from the strike, however, they should be fine, since the electricity would probably be conducted around them (the conductivity of the water is greater than the conductivity of the fish themselves).

Answer 2

a link for you,

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/a...

Answer 3

good question,i'd like to know that myself

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Answer 4

no, when lightning strikes water, it keeps going to the ground, where could it go in the water, the water is grounded to the ground. that is basicly the best way to put it