Epic photos of Chilean Volcano Lightning Storm and Eruption!

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These images by Chilean photographer Francisco Negroni of the Cordón Caulle volcano erupting are so jaw-dropping and mind-blowing that we’re finding it hard to come up with appropriate adjectives. Billowing clouds of ash are joined by spiderwebs of Volcanic lightning to create a light show that truly drives home Mother Nature’s terrifying splendor.

This particular volcanic eruption began in June 2011, and Negroni was there with his trusty Nikon D300 to capture the action. Rather than continue to describe something that is much more enjoyable to browse through, we’ll get out of the way and let you feast your eyes on this natural wonder:





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[Warren DeMontague]

1. These pictures are always stunning.

The ones from the Iceland volcano a couple yrs. ago were amazing, too.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. the last one at the site

is breath taking....wow.

[yuiyoshida]

3. boom!

Reminds me of something I have seen before... oh, yeah.

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Oh, dear.....

Unfortunatley does look exactly like a bomb.
Think Mother Nature is trying to tell us something????

[yuiyoshida]

18. stay away from Mushrooms?

[raven mad]

27. LOL, yuiyoshida -

That was my first thought, too....

[Solly Mack]

4. K&R

[Xyzse]

5. Beautiful...

Scary, but beautiful.

[Throd]

6. Scary and gorgeous at the same time.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Is it any wonder the ancients thought of epic battles between the sky and the underworld?

[Kaleva]

8. I saved the images and set the 1st one as my desktop background.

[mimi85]

9. Fabulous photos!

I think I'll use one as a background also.

[bvar22]

10. Makes me wish a Big Volcano would erupt around here...

...so I could gt some photos like THAT!

Stunning!

[Cleita]

13. The next volcanos due to erupt around here are Yellowstone and Mt. Ranier. Maybe Mt. Hood.

Do you remember Mt. St. Helens? I've been to the ruins. You don't want Seattle or Portland destroyed do you? Don't wish for this.

[mindwalker_i]

24. I was a kid living in Portland then

Turned the city into a giant ash-hole. And it shook the freezer

[Shrike47]

14. No, you really don't.

You can go there if you want to see it.

And I think we all agree, it's spectacular.

[bvar22]

20. just a joke

perhaps I should have included

[font size=3] /Dark Humor[/font]

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

32. Let's get our cameras ready for....

Yellowstone.

See ya there. Lol

[UtahLib]

11. Amazing - Nature at its' most dramatic. n/t

[NealK]

12. Wow!

Fantastic pictures.

[MNBrewer]

15. It's easy to imagine why early humans conjured gods out of this type of display!

[Cleita]

25. I'm of the opinion that the God, Christians, Jews and Muslims worship today was a volcano god.

Just the Biblical references alone tell you something, fire and brimstone destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, the pillar of fire leading the Israelites out of Egypt, the burning bush on Mt. Sinai. In the Bronze Age there was the destruction of the Island of Thera in the mediterranean with a super volcano erupting. The tidal waves and other destruction reached to Crete, Egypt and the Levant. I can imagine what went through the minds of the ancients when this happened.

[AlbertCat]

29. It's easy to imagine why early humans conjured gods out of this type of display!

Isn't it?

But what's the excuse for believing in such malarkey today?

[awoke_in_2003]

30. I ask that frequently. nt

[The2ndWheel]

35. Religion and civilization are quite linked

The same way it's easy to imagine why early humans conjured gods out of that display, it's not a coincidence that some people think the Earth is 6,000 years old. That's about when civilization and organized religion got started, give or take a year here and there.

Then there's the church and the state, two fairly similar forms of organization. Every organized effort competes against other organized efforts for market share. What organization wouldn't want to create the world in its image? Where the state has basically replaced the church, you'll find less belief in the church. Where it hasn't, you'll probably find more.

And, cool pictures.

[AlbertCat]

36. Then there's the church and the state

Religion is merely prehistoric/ancient government.

[malaise]

16. Wow!

Rec

[1StrongBlackMan]

19. Looking at stuff like this ...

I have no doubt that when Mother Nature finally decides to shed us parasites ... Humans are in BIG trouble.

[NuclearDem]

21. Holy crap!

[FreedRadical]

22. I told a young man not long ago

there is nothing man can build that nature cannot destroy. The look on his face was so funny. He honestly did not believe me. I dropped the subject. If a kid wants to believe in Santa, who am I to burst his bubble.

[magical thyme]

23. OMG did you see the one of Beezlebub himself!?!?

waking up from a nap or something....



seriously, though, these are stunning!

[adirondacker]

26. Very cool website! Thanks for posting. nt

[raven mad]

28. I'm awestruck.

These photos are terrifyingly beautiful. We have a couple active here, but they're mostly annoying (ash making flying hazardous). http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/index.php

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

31. Just freaking WOW! N/T

[Capt. Obvious]

33. Sauron?

[deutsey]

34. Wow...those are amazing!

Thanks for posting!

[pansypoo53219]

37. gotta imagine how krakatoa must have looked like.

[rhett o rick]

38. Very cool. THanks for posting. nm