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Warpy

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Fri Apr 30, 2021, 01:44 PM Apr 2021

Lave "tornado" caught on video

I don't think this has ever been recorded before:



It's most likely the same mechanism that causes fire vortices in wildfires. You can see it collapse when it strays past the lava stream, only to re form slightly upstream. Fascinating stuff.
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Lave "tornado" caught on video (Original Post) Warpy Apr 2021 OP
More like lava dust devils but still very nice to see.........from a distance LOL cstanleytech Apr 2021 #1
Fascinating! Thank you. 🔥 Judi Lynn May 2021 #2
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