Fire and lightning - Kajikaminari

Japanese: 火事雷 - かじかみなり
Fire and lightning - Kajikaminari

… In addition, the charge separation caused by volcanic smoke can cause a spark discharge, which is called volcanic lightning. Large-scale spark discharges can also be caused by large fires and nuclear explosions in the atmosphere, the former of which is called fire lightning.
[Thundercloud]
Convective clouds that produce rain, snow, hail, and other particles all have the ability to generate electricity by separating positive and negative charges, although to different degrees.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "fire and lightning" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… また,火山の噴煙による電荷分離作用が火花放電を起こす場合があり,火山雷とよばれる。大火災,大気中の核爆発によっても大規模火花放電を生ずることがあり,前者は火事雷とよばれる。
[雷雲]
 雨,雪,あられ,ひょう等を降らせる対流雲は,程度の差はあるが,すべて正負電荷を分離する発電作用がある。…

※「火事雷」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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