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Volcanic ash plume rises from Taal Volcano in Batangas, Philippines

MAGIC HOUR ERUPTION🌋🌅February 2015 Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupts spectacularly at sunrise with the morning light hitting the ash column perfectly to create one of the most beautiful eruptions I've ever seen. #volcano #japan #nature | Earth Uncut TV with James Reynolds

🌪 It’s a Twister! Or Is It? 🤔 Ever spotted a swirling column of ash or tephra near Kīlauea’s lava fountains and thought, “Whoa, a tornado!”? Not quite. These whirlwinds—called puahiohio in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (the Hawaiian language)—are technically dust devils, or more precisely, ash devils, tephra devils, or lava devils, depending on the debris involved. 🔥 How do they form? Intense heat from lava or a recent eruption heats the air at ground surface. This hot air rises into the cooler air above it