By Jim Leffman The Tongan volcano eruption produced the most intense burst of lightning ever recorded with 43 flashes per second. When the Hunga volcano blew its top in January last year it was the largest eruption since Krakatoa in 1883. Now scientists studying its plume have detected 2,615 flashes of lightning a minute at its height, lasting five minutes. […]
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