Kilauea lava rivers and laze

Laze rising to the sky. Laze, a combination of the words lava and haze, is the product of a chemical reaction that happens when molten, 1200 degree Celsius lava hits the ocean. The sea water gets boiled, creating a potentially deadly mix of hydrochloric acid, steam, and tiny volcanic glass particles. The lava rivers covered a distance of 10 km from the fissure to the coast.

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On the picture below, a helicopter is visible hovering above the lava river

Videos from a doors-off helicopter flight above the lava rivers on June 14, 2018

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new life

New life in the domain of death and destruction: 

fragile fern emerging in the 1843 black lava field of Mauna Loa, Big Island of Hawai'i

Lava tubes

Huge lava tubes formed by the 1801 eruption of Hualalai Volcano, Big Island of Hawai'i

Lava flower

Lava flower - παιχνιδίσματα της λάβας ... 

Lava field of the 1843 eruption of Mauna Loa, Big Island of Hawai'i

Lava rivers

Lava rivers from the Kilauea volcano reaching the Pacific Ocean coast

Flying to the volcano

Lava river. Flying to Kilauea volcano by doors-off helicopter, 14 June 2018

The Fissure 8 lava fountain of Kilauea volcano / © Thanasis Daglis

Fissure 8 / © Tessa Burt

 © Thanasis Daglis

© Tessa Burt

Video of the lava river and the volcano fissure

Volcano eruption glow

Big Island volcano eruption glow in the night sky near Leilani Estates.