The U.S. Geological Society captured footage of a rare “firehose” of lava pouring from a Hawaii volcano and into the crashing sea. Calling it “a pretty spectacular show,” the society posted videos and photos of the stream spurting from the Kilauea Volcano, glowing blood-red in daylight and burning a dramatic orange in the evening. The society first captured the cascade after a part of the Kamokuna lava delta on the Big Island collapsed into the sea on Dec. 31 2016. The USGS has been publishing images from its webcams in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park since. During one exceptionally large burst, spatter was thrown about twice the height of the sea cliff,” the society says.

Source: National Post February 01, 2017 18:25 UTC