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Lightning flashing through the ash cloud above Galunggung volcano
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Why Volcanoes Produce Lightning

Inside an eruption cloud, colliding ash, ice and fragmented rock can separate electric charge until the plume discharges like a violent thunderstorm.

Sep 16, 2026 • 4 min readRead the discovery →
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