Volcanic lightning during massive eruption

During a recent volcanic eruption at the highly active Sakurajima volcano on the Japanese island of Kyushu, filmmaker Marc Szeglat captured some pretty incredible footage of a lightning storm generated by the volcano.

The Sakurajima volcano became active in 1955, and is dangerously close to the city of Kagoshima and it's 600,000 or so residents. Volcanic lightning, also known as a dirty thunderstorm, is pretty rare and usually happens during large and powerful eruptions. Sakurajima is something of a hotspot for lightning storms.

via http://www.cnet.com/news/crazy-footage-shows-volcanic-lightning-during-massive-eruption/

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