CSAV Hawaii: Volcanic Eruption with Lightning

3-minute, extended version of the original 1:05 clip! More lightning, more "waterspouts"! See slow-motion lightning at 2:30. Lava enters ocean, explodes & produces volcanic cloud with vortex (looks like a tornado, but it's not) & lightning. Spatter lands nearby on a littoral cone. As the hot plume rises, it draws up cooler air and moisture from the sea, forming a vortex (similar to a waterspout). Location is Kilauea volcano, near Kalapana.

Video shot & edited by UHH Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV).
NEW! Lightning Page answers FAQ about "tornado" and cause of volcanic lightning.
http://www.hilo.hawaii.edu/~csav/gallery/lightning.php

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Kilauea
• Hawaii
• Puu
• Oo
• lava
• eruption
• volcano
• lightning
• spatter
• cone
• vortex
• plume

[bigislechicka]

I don't think those were tornadoes they look more like funnels ... amazing video, it was like madame pele was having a fight with lono and ku

[somprsn2525]

Wow lightning AND tornadoes

[GillesOFraisse]

amaziiiing

[deadlyteror]

Wow!

[deadlyteror]

amazing

[deadlyteror]

Amazing

[SamNicDur]

wow thats simply amazing!

[mattphat23]

absolutely amazing!

[Sk8teQuest101]

that's epic. this video pwns

[JPO1618]

Great Work. That's got to be a great job! Studying not just volcanoes, but ACTIVE volcanoes