Sky Watch: Volcanic Lightning and Smoke
My
country has 127 active volcanoes –it makes Indonesia the country with the largest
amount of active volcanoes worldwide. Based on the current news, 22 of them are
in above normal status condition. Recently, Thursday night last week (Feb 13,
2014) exactly, the Kelud Mountain (Blitar, Kediri, Malang, East Java,
Indonesia) erupted. While the Sinabung Mountain (Karo, North Sumatra) has
started its long eruption since months ago –after sleeping for 400 years.
The
pics below weren’t mine. I live in Bogor, West Java; my city didn’t affected by
the Kelud and the Sinabung explosion. I want to share here two volcanic
lightning phenomena that seen during the big explosion of two
volcanoes. Scary but also amazing.
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| image:news.liputan6.com The Kelud eruption (East Java) |
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| The Sinabung eruption (North Sumatra). image:news.liputan6.com |
Volcanic
lightning occurred on the top of both mountains -between other exploded materials. Not
every eruption will create such lighting.
Allow me to share here again the Slamet Mountain that can be seen from my husband’s hometown (Bumiayu, Brebes, Central Java). I captured this mountain smoke in one
morning years ago. It’s spreading smoke; but the condition is still normal
active until now. People there said the mountain only coughing. Last eruption
occurred at 13 July 1988. Really hope the volcano keeps dormant for long time
ahead.
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| The Slamet -normal active- mountain (Central Java) |
16 komentar:
WOW!
Great contribution to the sky-theme!
Hope you are doing fine!
The photo you took and those you shared are truly amazing. Thank you for sharing them and Happy SkyWatch Friday :)
Wow, that is interesting. Volcanic lightning. I learned something new from you. Plus I like the concept of a volcano "coughing."
Thanks for sharing.
Oh! This is scary! Stay safe!
Oh! wow! Some day I want to visit your country!
I hope the volcano stops coughing soon.
Kind of scary and fascinating at the same time!! Beautiful photos.
Eruption awesome .... great photos !
Wow! Fantastic shots for SWF ~ thanks, also for visiting ~
artmusedog and carol
www.acreativeharbor.com
A volcano coughing....I hope it stops soon. You are very brave to capture these pictures in focus yet. Thank you!
JM Illinois
U.S.A.
Wow, such dramatic and dynamic shots.
Amazing photos, but really scary.
letusannya sampai terdengar di tempat adik saya
Alhamdulillah semua keluarga adik saya selamat meskipun atap rumah banyak yang hancur
Wow! Amazing photos!
Wow is all I can say. I live near a volcano, Mt. Rainier near Seattle, and I sure hope it doesn't erupt in my lifetime. But it is due to do so.
Wow, amazing shots ... so dramatic!
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