3/3/2012 -- Sakurajima Volcano -- IMPRESSIVE explosive eruptions w/ static discharge lightning

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Two eruptions -- both producing very large explosions of lava and ash -- plus static discharge lightning in the ash clouds...

Seen on March 3, into March 4 2012 (JST japan standard time). 

This volcano continues to be on "high alert" for the possibility of a LARGE SCALE eruption which could produce a multiple km pyroclastic debris flow..

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