forming a rare lava tornado. The footage, filmed by Scott Malis, captures a funnel-shaped vortex resembling a dust devil—a ...

A photograph supposedly showing volcanic lava pouring into an ocean that created ... as it circulated on social media: While these "tornadoes" could be more accurately described as "steam devils ...

A vortex of rapidly swirling air flung red glowing bits of molten rock, creating what several publications have dubbed a "lava tornado." Scientists at the United States Geological Survey used a ...

Scientists monitoring the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii recently saw something unique: a lava "tornado." "The vortex of rapidly swirling air entrained and flung bits of lava 10s of feet," the ...

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Have you ever seen a volcanic tornado? This rare sight was captured ... smoke, ash, and even lava if it can stay suspended in the air. Here’s what photographer Anthony Quintano (@ ...

Omori saw a similarly exceptional batch of steam tornadoes just two weeks before ... he did during a hike across the lava fields of Waikupanaha. When he spotted the steam vortices, he quickly ...

As well as tornadoes, loud bangs sounding across the Reykjanes Peninsula indicate that pockets of methane within the lava are exploding. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The devastating lava flows in Hawaii are probably the scariest, but geysers, earthquakes and heavy rains are rattling the Earth from California to Florida. And we’re just entering tornado and ...

Lava at the bottom of the vortex could be seen ... a common wind phenomenon that's smaller and less powerful than a tornado. According to the National Weather Service, dust devils are created ...