Although it causes a lot of damage and is very dangerous, the scene when the volcano erupts also creates wonderful light shows.
German photographer Martin Rietze, who has spent his life photographing erupting volcanoes, had to wait for days at locations far from the volcano for the moment of eruption.
Scientists cannot explain why lightning appears when volcanoes erupt. They believe that electrically charged ash particles ejected during volcanic activity reacted with the air to create such white flashes.
This photo captures lightning appearing over the Sakurajima crater area.
A volcano is a hole in the Earth’s surface. When gas and magma formed under the Earth’s crust ejects onto the Earth’s surface through the hole, it releases rock, lava, and ash.
Lava flows can reach 1,250 degrees Celsius and burn everything in their path. These lava flows are a mixture of hot gas and rock, with rock temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius. It moves at a speed of 500m/h.
However, Rietze said he finds mountain climbing more dangerous than taking photos of erupting volcanoes and he feels happy about his job.
