Friday, January 28, 2011


Volcanic lightning pictured as Mount Shinmoedake volcano in Japan erupts

Volcanic lightning or a dirty thunderstorm is seen above Shinmoedake peak as it erupts, in Japan. It is not clear why bolts of lightning are sometimes seen within erupting volcanoes. One theory is that that the spewing magma bubbles or particles of volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create separately charged areas...
Volcanic lightning is seen above Mount Shinmoedake in Japan as it erupts. It is not clear why bolts of lightning are sometimes seen within erupting volcanoes. One theory is that that the spewing magma bubbles or particles of volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create separately charged areas...
Picture: REUTERS

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