Erupting Volcano Flashing Lightning Wins 2017 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest (PHOTOS)
Jan 17, 2024
Grand Prize, and 1st Prize in Nature Category. The power of nature: "Powerful eruption of Colima Volcano in Mexico on December 13th, 2015. That night, the weather was dry and cold, friction of ash particles generated a big lightning of about 600 meters that connected ash and volcano, and illuminated most of the dark scene. On last part of 2015, this volcano showed a lot of eruptive activity with ash explosions that raised 2-3 km above the crater. Most of...