WATCH: Already-impressive volcano eruption is upstaged by a twisting ‘volnado’ that formed beside it
A fountainous Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii was accompanied by a small tornado-like vortex that spun up right next to the lava light show.See it in the video above.Nicknamed a “volnado,” the phenomenon occurs when an eruption’s extreme heat mixes with the cooler air around it, creating a vortex that, in this case, sent rocks, dust and ash flying right at the camera.Kilauea remains one of the world’s most active volcanoes and is impressive enough in its own right. But in this case, it shared the spotlight.
A fountainous Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii was accompanied by a small tornado-like vortex that spun up right next to the lava light show.
See it in the video above.
Nicknamed a “volnado,” the phenomenon occurs when an eruption’s extreme heat mixes with the cooler air around it, creating a vortex that, in this case, sent rocks, dust and ash flying right at the camera.
Kilauea remains one of the world’s most active volcanoes and is impressive enough in its own right. But in this case, it shared the spotlight.
