11 hot pics and videos of lava vs ocean
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Post filled in: Feature Post, Geology, Great Pics
Floating pieces of lava in an ocean wave, near Hawaii
A volcanic eruption is one of the most spectacular phenomena in nature, and despite the fact that they’re not even nearly as common as thunder or rainbows, there’s still a whole bunch of active volcanoes today that fascinate both scientists and tourists. But things get even more wicked when lava meets ocean water; really amazing things happen here, and depending on several factors, lava can boil seawater totally dry, or water can cool of lava and turn it into “stone”. Here are just a few pics and videos that show the amazing results of such a hot “date”. But beauty comes at a price, as you can clearly see here.
When lava meets water, it's even more dangerous because of the toxic gases; Kilauea, Hawaii
Picture taken 19 years ago
Lava from Kilauea flowing into the ocean
Volcanic lava boils water dry; pics from Piton de la Fournaise Volcano, Indian Ocean (top), Stromboli, Italy (middle), and Kilauea, Hawaii (bottom)
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Andrei is no scientist, but from an early age, he has been fascinated by science; that's why he went to college, and signed up for Geophysics. Feeling that there's a huge gap between science and average people, he rallied TP, started ZME Science, and gave it a green twist too.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I am very happy that I found this site.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
That first picture is so cool that I actually put it as my background. It almost looks like it was a photoshop not a legit picture. I believe it’s real, it just has the appearance of photoshop style effects.