Tree struck by lightning

by Konstantinos Kourtidis, Demokritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece

Burst trunk of a tree by lightning. Trunks burst by the vaporisation of water within the trunk when the tree is struck.

Submitted on 10 December 2008

3072 × 2304 px; image/jpeg; 3.6 MB
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Credit: Konstantinos Kourtidis (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

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