What happens when you mix a whirlwind with a volcano?
Footage from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows exactly that atop Hawaii’s active Kilauea volcano on Monday (June 1).
The USGS say the spectacle may have been caused by heat from lava warming surface air drawing in surrounding air and creating convergence.
Locals call these small whirlwinds ‘puahiohio’.
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