749K views · 11K shares | WATCH: Volcanic smoke and lightning from Taal Volcano's eruption covered the sky earlier today as seen from Mendez. Video by: Nedong Angelo Erni #GoCavite | GO Cavite | Facebook

Volcanic eruptions are breathtaking—but with lightning, they become nature’s most electrifying spectacle! When a volcano erupts, it creates a plume, which is a mixture of hot volcanic ash, gas, and water vapour that is tightly packed together. As it ascends, tiny particles gain friction, which helps contribute to these lightning strikes. #EarthCapture at Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala by Danielle Herrera 📸 #volcano #lightning #naturephotography #science | BBC Earth

160K views · 301 reactions |  Sakurajima, Japan Volcanic lightning is an electrical discharge caused due to a volcanic eruption. This phenomenon arises from colliding, fragmenting particles of volcanic ash, and sometimes ice. This generates static electricity within the volcano, thus giving it the name Dirty Thunderstorm. #DiscoveryChannel #DiscoveryChannelIndia #phenomenon | Discovery Channel India | Facebook