Aerial footage shows massive corrosive seawater plumes as lava hits Hawaii seas
- 6 years ago
Stunning aerial footage from Hawaii shows huge plumes of corrosive seawater rising hundreds of feet into the air as a result of lava flowing into the sea.
Footage filmed on Wednesday (July 18) from an open-door helicopter shows the effects lava when it hits the sea, just two days after a lava bomb struck a tourist boat, injuring 23 passengers.
Tourists flock to see the molten lava in Hawaii, with tour operators organising boat trips to the area where lava meets the sea.
But reports by the United States Geological Survey say that the ocean entry is a hazardous area.
The interaction of lava with the ocean creates laze, a seawater plume laden with hydrochloric acid and fine volcanic particles that can irritate the skin, USGS says.
Filmer Mila Zinkova said: “I filmed this video from a helicopter (with) no doors, so I did breath in some laze, I also was able to smell it.”
Footage filmed on Wednesday (July 18) from an open-door helicopter shows the effects lava when it hits the sea, just two days after a lava bomb struck a tourist boat, injuring 23 passengers.
Tourists flock to see the molten lava in Hawaii, with tour operators organising boat trips to the area where lava meets the sea.
But reports by the United States Geological Survey say that the ocean entry is a hazardous area.
The interaction of lava with the ocean creates laze, a seawater plume laden with hydrochloric acid and fine volcanic particles that can irritate the skin, USGS says.
Filmer Mila Zinkova said: “I filmed this video from a helicopter (with) no doors, so I did breath in some laze, I also was able to smell it.”