Wildfire on the island of
Hawaiʻi caused by
pāhoehoe lava flowing on the coastal plain of
Kīlauea. The new lava is moving across the old surface, which is covered with a roughly 1-inch (2.54 cm)-thick layer of
moss. The burning moss generates the smoke visible in the image. This kind of fire cannot be easily prevented or suppressed.Photo credit:
Mila Zinkova
Wildfire on the island of
Hawaiʻi caused by
pāhoehoe lava flowing on the coastal plain of
Kīlauea. The new lava is moving across the old surface, which is covered with a roughly 1-inch (2.54 cm)-thick layer of
moss. The burning moss generates the smoke visible in the image. This kind of fire cannot be easily prevented or suppressed.Photo credit:
Mila Zinkova