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Volcano lightning in Chile

Volcanic plumes trigger some spectacular phenomena. In Chile, we see lightning within the ash plume. Mesmerizing footage really.

Volcano lightning

These flashes of lightning within an ash plume are somewhat common. Charged particles are transported upwards in a turbulent cloud. The lightning is the visible electric discharge of these particles.

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... is a geophysicist by heart. He works at the intersection of machine learning and geoscience. He is the founder of The Way of the Geophysicist and a deep learning enthusiast. Writing mostly about computational geoscience and interesting bits and pieces relevant to post-grad life.

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... is a geophysicist by heart. He works at the intersection of machine learning and geoscience. He is the founder of The Way of the Geophysicist and a deep learning enthusiast. Writing mostly about computational geoscience and interesting bits and pieces relevant to post-grad life.

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