Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Old news, but still a cool picture

A volcano erupted last October in Iceland and this was the result. According to National Geographic,
"Such 'dirty thunderstorms' may occur when rock and ice particles loosed by exploding magma collide in the atmosphere." 
Someone was sure there at the perfect moment to snag this photo. For a much larger (and therefore better) picture, here's the link: NatGeo

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