A Mega Volcano Just Erupted Creating an Apocalyptic Thunderstorm

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In what might be one of the freakiest displays of mother nature every captured on film, a mega volcano in southeast Asia recently erupted and created a massive electric ash-cloud.

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The actual cause of the thunderstorm was static electricity within the 8,000-foot-tall volcano, according to National Geographic

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Located in northern Sumatra, Sinabong had been dormant for hundreds of years before recently awakening.

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Multiple villages were first enveloped in a thick blanket of ash before melting in a molten flow of lava.

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