lightning

take a look at these photos taken from the presently erupting Ejafjallajokull (ay-yah-FYAH-lah-yer-kuhl) volcano in Iceland:

 

photographers have reported seeing these spectacular bolts of lightning which seem to have come from the volcano.

neat huh?

i wonder what the science behind this phenomenon is.

Photo credits: Jon Pall Vilhelmsson, Associated Press; Lucas Jackson, Reuters