Comments on: A practical use for volcanic lightning (besides metal album covers) http://boingboing.net/2012/05/23/a-practical-use-for-volcanic-l.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 12:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Joe The Wizard http://boingboing.net/2012/05/23/a-practical-use-for-volcanic-l.html#comment-1432721 Joe The Wizard Thu, 24 May 2012 20:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162710#comment-1432721 Uh, why would you ever use them for anything but metal album covers?? Seems like it's the perfect fit to me. Uh, why would you ever use them for anything but metal album covers?? Seems like it’s the perfect fit to me.

]]> By: msbpodcast http://boingboing.net/2012/05/23/a-practical-use-for-volcanic-l.html#comment-1432430 msbpodcast Thu, 24 May 2012 14:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162710#comment-1432430 If this works out, its an awesome way of gauging the potential size of the disruption that an eruption will cause. It could be directly observed from space by weather satellites. (The most recent eruption in Mexico could be used to see if the theory holds true.) If this works out, its an awesome way of gauging the potential size of the disruption that an eruption will cause.

It could be directly observed from space by weather satellites. (The most recent eruption in Mexico could be used to see if the theory holds true.)

]]> By: Bill Beaty http://boingboing.net/2012/05/23/a-practical-use-for-volcanic-l.html#comment-1432298 Bill Beaty Thu, 24 May 2012 08:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162710#comment-1432298 You can personally monitor volcano lightning in realtime at the U of Washington VLF detector network site:  http://flash3.ess.washington.edu/USGS/Global/ (Also storm lightning: http://webflash.ess.washington.edu/ ) You can personally monitor volcano lightning in realtime at the U of Washington VLF detector network site:  http://flash3.ess.washington.edu/USGS/Global/

(Also storm lightning: http://webflash.ess.washington.edu/ )

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