On Sat Apr-25-2015 13:29, Paul Hayton (3:770/100) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 PH> On 04/23/15, Roger Nelson pondered and said...

 RN> The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted yesterday. Two blasts in
 RN> 24 hours on April 22nd sent plumes of ash and sulfurous gas shooting at
 RN> least 33,000 feet high. One of the eruptions occured at night and put on
 RN> a spectacular display of rare and mysterious volcanic lightning.  Visit
 RN> http://spaceweather.com for a picture of the lightning and a discussion
 RN> of its underlying physics.

 PH> Hi Roger,

 PH> I saw footage of this on our nightly TV news bulletin, it was very
 PH> impressive. Chile is right to declare a state of emergency. Looks
 PH> more like a state of meltdown!

I don't know if it's Chile, or Costa Rica in Central America, but I've heard
one of those two countries has an eruption ever 20 or so minutes.  I think
it's Costa Rica, so it is no stranger to volcanic activity.


Regards,

Roger 
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