The Daily Telegraph has compiled a 31-image slideshow of amazing photographs of the volcano currently erupting in Iceland. Scientists aren’t sure why electrical discharges are visible during some volcanic eruptions, but:
One theory is that that the spewing magma bubbles or particles of volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create separately charged areas.
Link, Via: Geekologie | Photo: US Environmental Protection Agency, Via: Neatorama
Monday, April 19, 2010
Amazing Pictures of the Icelandic Volcano Eruption
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