Eruption Burns Forest on Hawaii
The Hawaiian hot spot producing constant, gentle eruptions of low-viscosity mafic lava. For years, the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Kilauea has been flowing south to the coast and ocean, but a new lava flow, Kahauale’a 2, is instead flowing northeast into the forests. Lava flow from Pu’u ‘O’o crater into ohia lehua forests. Photography credit:…
