Volcanic lightning photos are some of the most impressive out there, in my opinion. Volcanic lightning is a striking and rare phenomenon that occurs during some volcanic eruptions. As ash, rock and ...

In the midst of a volcanic eruption, lightning can streak across the ash and smoke above it, but what do we think causes ...

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai produced one of the most extreme lightning storms ever and it has given scientists a unique glimpse into the volcano's secrets. Peeking out of the South ...

An image of Augustine erupting on January 13, 2006, from about 50 miles away from the volcano. Courtesy of Gerald Andrew When Mount St. Augustine in Alaska erupted in mid-January 2006 for the first ...

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai Volcano is located about 65 km north of Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga. Is part of. On January 15, 2022, magma of about 1800 degrees Celsius from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai ...

Nishinoshima island is seen spewing lava, generating volcanic lightning above, in this photo taken from the Japan Meteorological Agency's research vessel Ryofu Maru on July 11, 2020. (Photo courtesy ...

ROME (AP) -- A particularly powerful eruption of Mount Etna has created a volcanic storm that sent bolts of lightning dramatically across the sky over eastern Sicily. A volcano expert with Italy's ...