Outreach and Media Coverage

Vulkanausbruch auf La Palma. Das ist jetzt ein Geisterdorf, schauen Sie mal, (2021). Süddeutsche Zeitung.

„Wir sind ohnmächtig im Angesicht der Naturgewalt“, (2021).  Newsroom – LMU Aktuell.

Shock waves in outflow gases could regulate ‘volcano lightning’, (2021). Phys.org.

Anak Krakatau: Lightning frenzy points to scale volcanic plume, (2020). BBC News. 

Volcanic eruption sparked a weeklong thunderstorm, and scientists want to know why (2020). National Geographic.

Philippines: d’où viennent les éclairs observés au-dessus du volcan Taal?, (2020). Le Figaro.

Äußerst idyllisch – und extrem gefährlich, (2020). Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Volcanic ash modifies the height, width and lifetime of a standing shock wave that can occur during volcanic eruptions, (2019). Phys.org.

The Electrifying World of Volcanic Lightning, (2017). Pint of Science 2017 Munich.

Glass spheres forged by volcanic lightning offer clues about eruptions, (2017). PBS News.

Glass formed by volcanic lightning could be used to study eruptions, (2017). AGU GeoSpace.

What Causes Eerie Volcanic Lightning?, (2016). Scientific American.

Shedding light on plumes, (2016). Phys.org.

New studies uncover mysterious processes that generate volcanic lightning, (2016). AGU GeoSpace.

Volcanic lightning made in the lab, (2013). Nature Portfolio. 

Volcanoes really CAN create their own lightning: Mystery of violent electrical flashes during eruptions is finally solved, (2016). Daily Mail.

Scientists think they’ve solved the mystery of how volcanic lightning forms, (2016). The Washington Post.

Lab volcano gives lightning clues, (2014). BBC News.

Scientists storm ahead and create volcanic lightning in lab, (2013). NBC News.

First Volcanic Lightning Created in a Lab, (2013). National Geographic. 

Vulkanblitze, (2014). Welt der Physik. Bundesministerium für Bildung and Forschung.

Volcanic lightning generated in a bottle, (2014). Earth Magazine.

Volcanic lightning captured in a bottle, (2013). New Scientist.

Flash, bang, jet: new observations of volcanic plumes. European Geoscience Union Newsletter.