[SunkenCiv]

Wow, what a picture!

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[brivette]

looks like hell, as it were.

[bigheadfred]

Fire and ice.

Some other good photos at the photo link. Thanks.

[TheOldLady]

That's a lot of power and energy, and it would be wonderful to harness it.

But the law of unintended consequences may apply there. Volcanic eruptions probably serve some life-sustaining purpose for us, like replenishing the plant food (CO₂) in the atmosphere.