Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash…
2008 August 11
“The mingling of lightning and ash seen above may be a ‘dirty thunderstorm.’ The little-understood storms may be sparked when rock fragments, ash, and ice particles in the plume collide to produce static charges — just as ice particles collide to create charge in regular thunderstorms.” (National Geographic via julia)
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