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Old 04-18-2010, 09:16 AM   #20
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Geoff: That makes me wonder... has anyone ever died from volcanic lightning? Or is it a matter of if you are close enough to be struck by lightning, then you are probably already dead?

Don't know is the honest answer ... I suspect that most of the lightning within the volcanic cloud doesn't actually reach the ground in the same way as thunderstorm lightning does.... It's likely generated by a different process....
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