A Popular Lava Viewing Area Just Collapsed Into the Ocean

An enormous plume of gas, ash and steam resulted from a lava delta collapse at the Kamokuna ocean entry on New Years’ Eve. Image: NPS Photo/Travis Delimont

“Lava viewing area” sounds like a feature of your favorite Super Mario game, but it’s also a real thing in Hawaii, where you can watch the Kilauea shield volcano spew its fiery guts right into the ocean from a cliff. Or at least, you were able to do that, until the cliff in question crumbled into the ocean on New Years’ Eve.

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Source: Gizmodo – A Popular Lava Viewing Area Just Collapsed Into the Ocean