Volcanic lightning
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volcanic-lightning-169-10847500
title:
Volcanic lightning
text:
Volcanic lightning is an electrical discharge caused by a volcanic eruption rather than from an ordinary thunderstorm. Volcanic lightning arises from colliding, fragmenting particles of volcanic ash, which generate static electricity within the volcanic plume, leading to the name dirty thunderstorm. Moist convection currents and ice formation also drive the eruption plume dynamics and can trigger volcanic lightning. Unlike ordinary thunderstorms, volcanic lightning can also occur when there are
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Lightning produced by a volcanic eruption
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_lightning
date created:
2009-01-09T14:43:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:08:57Z
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