Saturday, February 23, 2013

Volcanic Lightning and 2013's first major volcanic eruption


Volcanic lightning

The forces unleashed during volcanic eruptions are so tremendous that particles collide breaking apart positive and negative charges creates spectacular lightning displays.




MtEtna feb 2013

In its first eruption in 9 months “Mount Etna, Zafferana Etnea, Province of Catania, Italy”erupts in a beautiful display.
 
If you cut and paste the location inside the quotes in the Google earth search bar it will fly you right to the location and it's well worth doing as there are hundreds of stunning photos of the region available.


Here area few articles and videos on the eruption.



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