Geology Picture of the Week, April 19-26, 2009: Lava ocean entry (with links to video)

Leigh Hilbert and YouTube

[cogitator]

With Fernandina on the Galapagos still pouring lava into the oceans, I thought I'd post a couple of impressive ocean entry videos I found along with an image. The first video is Fernandina, the next two are Kilauea (Hawaii).

Eruption in the Galapagos Islands (lava entry at night)

Waikupanaha Ocean Lavafalls

Kalapana ocean entry with lightning (and also a waterspout)

[cogitator]

I did see this aspect of volcanic activity once in daylight, but it's something I'd really like to see at night, too.

[cogitator]

** hiss pop BOOM ping! **

[Atom Smasher]

Nature & its awesome beauty!

[Steve Van Doorn]

thanks again
very nice

[JoeProBono]

[mathluv]

Thanks for the ping, and the links. Just awesome!

[SunkenCiv]

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[TADSLOS]

Beautiful footage. I’ve seen Kiluaeua up close and personal numerous times. Lava flows are awesome and sobering to behold.

[Fred Nerks]

Electric Waterspouts

Russian plasma physicist V. A. Rantsev-Kartinov studied waterspouts from a plasma point of view. He came to understand the waterspout as a long-lasting discharge current between the plasma networks of the ocean surface (or lake surface) and the electrical charge of the clouds above.

http://www.thunderbolts.info/tpod/2005/arch05/050323waterspouts.htm

Fascinating Video - volcano, lightning and waterspout:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3aqFCT87_E

[Fred Nerks]