VOLCANIC LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION IN GUATEMALA<br />WITH VID<br />BY JAIANSH SHARMA<br />Check out this incredible moment powerful bolts of volcanic lightning rip above a Guatemalan volcano.<br />Konatsu Ido, from Gold Coast, Australia, captured the dramatic footage of the eruption near Antigua in late April 2024.<br />The video shows multiple flashes of lightning striking through the towering ash cloud as the volcano erupts with intense force.<br />This rare phenomenon, often referred to as a “dirty thunderstorm,” occurs when static electricity builds up from fast-moving ash particles and rock fragments colliding within the plume.<br />As the eruption intensifies, the electrical charge is released in the form of lightning, appearing to connect the crater directly to the sky.<br />Viewers were stunned by the spectacle in the comments.<br />One wrote: “Imagine seeing this 3000 years ago. Trying to explain you didn’t see god angry.”<br />Another added: “It’s all those footsteps generating electricity.”<br />ENDS
