Lava erupts from fissure 8 of the Kilauea Volcano east rift zone in Leilani Estates, near Pahoa, Hawaii, and flows downhill as a glowing river of lava

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Aerial view of Kilauea Volcano east rift zone erupting hot lava from Fissure 8 in Leilani Estates subdivision near the town of Pahoa. The lava drains downhill as an incandescent river toward Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii Island ( the Big Island ), Hawaiian Islands, ; the steam cloud in the background at left is the ocean entry of the lava river

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Kapoho, HI, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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