Volcanic Lightning: Because Exploding Mountains Aren't Bad Enough

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In the midst of a volcanic eruption, lightning can streak across the ash and smoke above it, but what do we think causes volcanic lightning? Hosted by: Stefan Chin Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Jerry Perez, Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali. Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~afutrell/404b/web%20rdgs/pliny%20on%20vesuvius.htm https://books.google.com/books?id=awH1TPYkKqMC&lpg=PP1&pg=PT208#v=onepage&q&f=false http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674045866 https://smile.amazon.com/Historians-Ancient-Rome-Anthology-Sourcebooks/dp/0415527163 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150323-what-is-a-dirty-thunderstorm http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/book/export/html/369 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19608-3

Published 2018-05-28 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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