Wild footage has captured the moment a blast of wind hit the site of an active volcano eruption, flinging piping hot dust and debris across the sparse landscape.
Livestream footage of the Kilauea volcanic eruption caught the moment a whirlwind impacted one of the cameras placed on the volcano’s summit.
The footage shows specks of dust flying across the camera and can be heard hitting the lens at high speeds, while with lava from the eruption spouting out in the background.
“These whirlwinds are a variety of dust devil that form in the presence of heat, which causes upward air flow, and strong windshear,” the USGS wrote.
According to the USGS’ official website, Kilauea is an active volcano located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and has been constantly erupting intermittently since December 2024.
During Episode 49, at about 2:07 p.m. on June 14, a whirlwind hit the V3 live streaming camera.
These whirlwinds are a variety of dust devil that form in the presence of heat, which causes upward air flow, and strong windshear.
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