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    Does lightning ever come out of volcanoes or forest fires?

    Question #125965. Asked by star_gazer. (May 15 12 10:39 PM)


    crotalus77

    		From site; Lightning Causes Forest Fires. Can Forest Fires Cause Lightning? Yes, smoke and carbon micro-particles, when introduced into the upper atmosphere, can become the initiators of static. Sufficient atmospheric static can spark discharge as lightning.

    http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/little_known_facts.htm
    From site;
    The cause of volcanic lightning is not completely understood. Geologists assume that the cause is similar to the cause of lightning in thunderstorms. From an electric universe point of view, the Earth is a small charged body moving in a large cell of plasma, and there is charge waiting for a connection to it.

    http://www.thunderbolts.info/tpod/2005/arch05/050131volcaniclightning.htm

    May 15 12, 10:54 PM
    star_gazer

    		This site has some great photos of volcanic lightning.

    http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2010/04/volcanic_lightning_eyjafjallaj.php

    May 15 12, 11:13 PM

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