An incredible sight! Numerous lightnings strike a volcano in Japan during the eruption

What’s going on in the world: natural disasters on our planet Earth. Latest news on weather events and natural disasters. The Sakurajima volcano in Japan has been erupting for a week now. As a result of another eruptive episode, the volcano threw ash to a height of 4.5 km (2.5 miles). In communities close to the volcano, volcanic ash fall has been recorded. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned the public about the possible release of volcanic rocks and a pyroclastic flow. During the next night eruption, volcanologists observed lightning discharges over the crater of the volcano. Volcanic lightning is a fairly common but poorly understood phenomenon, since active active volcanoes are difficult to study up close. Researchers in Germany have discovered that lightning strikes in Sakurajima are caused by static electricity created when volcanic ash particles rub against each other. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the volcano’s alert level from three to four. On this channel