Stunning Video of Rare Volcanic Lightning Coming from a Mountain

A tour guide recorded a dirty thunderstorm, or lightning blasting out of a volcano, which is a rare occurrence caused by a volcanic plume. When ash, rock, and other "ejecta" meet and generate static electricity in the volcanic eruption plume, dirty thunderstorms result. According to research, lightning is thought to accompany volcanic eruptions in roughly 35% of cases. "Like the lightning bolts you see during thunderstorms, when the electrical charge is large enough, it discharges. But in reality, it's coming from the volcano rather than the clouds.

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