Volcanic Lightning: Because Exploding Mountains Aren't Bad Enough

Published on June 1, 2018
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Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! In the midst of a volcanic eruption, lightning can streak across the ash and smoke above it, but what do we think causes volcanic lightning?

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volcano_at_Mount_St._Helens.jpg
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