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4. Was that Kilauea?

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 07:23 AM

Jul 2020

I have watched the lava flow there, but never seen any thing like that. The lava usually flowed slowly like thick molasses.

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A river of lava moving at an incredible speed... [View all] soothsayer Jul 2020 OP

Indeed! soothsayer Jul 2020 #2

Those that died in Pompeii gladium et scutum Jul 2020 #3

Here is a chilling simulation of the eruption of Vesuvius... targetpractice Jul 2020 #7

That pyroclastic flow moved at HUNDREDS of miles per hour. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #8

Yep. Like this eruption of Unzen volcano in Japan Trailrider1951 Jul 2020 #9

Was that Kilauea? DFW Jul 2020 #4

Looks like yes soothsayer Jul 2020 #5

One post on that thread said the clip was two years old DFW Jul 2020 #6

This is from the eruptions near Leilani Estates in 2018 csziggy Jul 2020 #10