The rear-wheel-drive C15 model gets a combined 19 mpg (16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway), and the four-wheel-drive K15 model comes in at 18 mpg combined (16 mpg city, 22 mpg combined). Those ratings are achieved by the redesigned 5.3-liter V-8 engine paired with a six-speed automatic.
The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet. About 70% of lightning occurs on land in the Tropics, where the majority of thunderstorms occur. The north and south poles and the areas over the oceans have the fewest lightning strikes.
Lightning usually claims only one or two victims at a time and usually does not cause the mass destruction left in the wake of tornadoes or hurricanes. Lightning generally receives less attention than any other weather hazard. During a thunderstorm, each flash of cloud to ground lightning is a potential killer. However, lightning deaths can be prevented if people are aware of the dangers and seek shelter. Lightning can strike as much as 10 miles away from the rain area in a thunderstorm.