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Story by Mark Kaufman•5h ago

Earthcontinues to surprise us.

One of our planet’s large undersea volcanoes, the Hunga Volcano in the South Pacific,astonished scientistswhen it erupted in January 2022. The blast sent pressure waves around the planet. Itblew awhopping 58,000 swimming poolsworthof water into the atmosphere— an unprecedented amount. And the explosion’s plume of ash and waterreached over 35 miles high— the highest ever observed.

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Now, researchers report observations of the same Hunga eruption in Tonga producing a lofty volcanic thunderstorm that produced the most intense lightning ever recorded. At its peak, the sprawling storm created 2,615 flashes per minute, smashing the previous record of 993 flashes.

“This series of events on Jan. 15 led to an extreme version of volcanic lightning that…