yep. gorgeous pic thou. will be my new wallpaper methinks. actually I'd be an amature volcanologist if there were any in these parts (but let's hope they don't pop up!). been studying geophysics for years in my free time. volcanic/ash lightening is not a common thing, but it's not terribly rare either, just really pretty and difficult to capture on film. it's because the ash cloud acts the same as a traditional cumulonimbus as it rises, effectively creating a thunderhead. with all the super-fast cooling of hot material and ash/dust/debri, it produces a static discharge and often rain, which, of course, then leads to ashy mudslides in the aftermath. if you watch Dante's Peak and pay attention to the natural stuff and scientific data I'd say it's about 95% accurate. sure, a truck driving thru lava, even a rapidly cooling lava flow, is likely to make it across without crispy occupants, and some of the stuff was exaggerated for adding drama to the plot, but the basic scientific info of lake water becoming acidic, gaseous sulpher discharge, pyroclastic clouds, etc is accurate and well-documented. the scientific aspects of the movie were surprisingly well-researched. they even show the ash lightening phenomenon in the movie too! :) (not that it's 2nd only to Twister in my fav's or anything!) betchya didn't know I was a total science geek too!
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