Saturday, January 26, 2008

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The Pu‘u ‘O‘o-Kupaianaha Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, 1983–1997

Littoral explosion at Kamokuna hurls spatter approximately 50 m high during episode 53. Five new littoral cones formed in January. Bench collapses over a 6-hour period on January 30, 1996, resulted in explosions that threw blocks nearly 1 m in diameter up to 250 m inland (photo by C.R. Thornber, 1/28/96)

Littoral explosion at Kamoamoa produces black cloud of spatter at base of billowing white steam plume during episode 52 (photo by L.P. Keszthelyi, 2/5/93)

Bus imbedded in lava with remains of a roof in the background at Kalapana. By this time, an entire community lay buried beneath 15–25 m of lava (photo by J.D. Griggs, 12/4/90, JG19238)

Aerial view of lava lake in Pu‘u ‘O‘o crater. The crater is about 250 m in diameter (photo by J.D. Griggs, 8/30/90 JG18426)

A lei is offered to appease Pele, goddess of the volcano (photo by J.D. Griggs, 4/22/90, JG14805)

Lava pours from tube into sea at Poupou west of Kupapa‘u Point and east of the Waha‘ula heiau. The single tube feeding the entry was exposed when the sea cliff beneath the Poupou littoral cone calved off. The lava stream was referred to as a “fire hose” (photo by J.D. Griggs, 11/27/89, JG13424)

Billowing steam plume marks the spot where tube-fed lava from Kupaianaha enters the ocean east of Kupapa‘u Point. The plum contains a mixture of hydrochloric acid and concentrated saltwater that is created when lava reacts with seawater. Steam explosions (also called littoral explosions because they occur at the shoreline or littoral zone) spray fragments of lava into the air (photo by J.D. Griggs, 2/3/88, JG10760)

Aerial view of Pu‘u ‘O‘o fountain from the north during episode 23. Theodolite measurements of high fountains, which played throughout the day, ranged from 150 to 305 m (photo by J.D. Griggs, 7/28/84, JG4605)

Accretionary lava ball comes to rest on the grass after rolling off the top of an ‘a‘a flow in Royal Gardens subdivision. Accretionary lava balls form as viscous lava is molded around a core of already solidified lava (photo by J.D. Griggs, 7/2/83, JG2562)

View at dusk of the young Pu‘u ‘O‘o cinder-and-spatter cone, with fountain approximately 40 m high, during episode 5 (photo by G.E. Ulrich, 6/29/83, GU6830A)

Forest of lava trees resulting from eruption of a 1-km-line of vents east of Pu‘u Kahaualea. The bulbous top of each lava tree marks the high stand of the lava flow as it spread through the trees. As the fissure eruption waned, the flow continued to spread laterally; its surface subsided, leaving pillars of lava that had chilled against tree trunks. Spattering is from fissure out of view to the left. Note blob of spatter adhering to the top of the stripped ‘ohi‘a tree (photo by J.D. Griggs, 1/7/83, JG653



Aerial view of fountains from eruptive fissures south of Pu‘u Kahaualea, approximately 2,350 m northeast of what is now Pu‘u ‘O‘o. Note single ‘ohi‘a tree burning in front of the fissures (photo by J.D. Griggs, 1/5/83, JG349)



(photo by J.D. Griggs, 02/25/83, JG928) (picture #004)." This image by J.D. Griggs was taken for the United States Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Friday, January 25, 2008

Slow motion water balloon punch

Strawberry splashing into Milk

Orange slice squeezed

Red Droplets

Lighting Matches





Cigarette Lighter Ignition

Mavericks Surf Competition


USA surfer Darryl Virostko wipes out while surfing a wave during the Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES)


Greg Long, right, and Jamie Sterling share a wave as they compete in the finals of the Mavericks surf contest Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Long won the event, while Sterling finished in third place. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)


Evan Slater goes over the falls while surfing a giant wave during the Mavericks surf contest Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)


Greg Long of the U.S. rides a wave during the finals of the Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES)


Greg Long of the U.S. rides a wave during the finals of the Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES)


Garrett McNamara, of Hawaii, drops in on a giant wave during the Mavericks Surf Contest, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Half Moon Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)


Grant Washburn (L) of the U.S. and Danilo Couto of Brazil ride a wave during the Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES)


Danilo Couto of Brazil rides a wave during the Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES)


Kenny Collins of the U.S. rides a wave during the Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California January 12, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES)


A surfer is upended by a wave in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The Mavericks big wave surf contest, considered to be the 'Super Bowl' of surf contests, is taking place at Half Moon Bay on Saturday, Jan 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

2008 Fireworks


Fireworks explode from the National Monument (Monas) during New Year celebrations in Jakarta January 1, 2008. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA)


A girl watches fireworks explode from the National Monument (Monas) during New Year celebrations in Jakarta January 1, 2008. REUTERS/Dadang Tri (INDONESIA)


Lighting the sky : Fireworks light up the sky during an early display at Kap Arkona, on Germany's northern coast to usher in the new year. (AFP/DDP/Jens Kohler)


Fireworks explode during New Year's celebrations over the bay of Funchal on Madeira island January 1, 2008. REUTERS/Duarte Sa (PORTUGAL)


Fireworks explode in front of National Congress during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the new year in Brasilia January 1, 2008. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar (BRAZIL)


Fireworks explode in front of National Congress during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the new year in Brasilia January 1, 2008. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar (BRAZIL)


Filipino merry makers scribble 2008 with lit fireworks as they welcome the New Year with noisy and colorful celebrations in Manila. New Year firecrackers and stray gunfire injured more than 220 people as the Philippines welcomed in 2008, a police chief said Tuesday (AFP/Romeo Gacad)


Frontier guards hold fireworks forming the number 2008 during a New Year's event in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, December 31, 2007. Picture taken December 31, 2007. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA) CHINA OUT


A fireworks show in celebration of the 2008 New Year erupts from the Space Needle at midnight in Seattle, Washington, January 1, 2008. REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante (UNITED STATES)


Australians line the shores to usher in the New Year with the spectacular 'The Time Of Your Life' fireworks display over Sydney Harbour, as the first round of fireworks for children lights up the harbour at 9pm local time (1000 GMT). Millions staged midnight parties at iconic landmarks around the world to see in 2008 but bomb attacks and security fears quickly darkened New Year festivities. (AFP/Torsten Blackwood)


A combination picture shows fireworks exploding during New Year celebrations around the world January 1, 2008. The photos were taken in (clockwise starting from top left) Sydney, Singapore, London, Hong Kong, Moscow and Athens. REUTERS/Staff


Brandenburg celebration : Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to usher in the new year. (AFP/DDP/Axel Schmidt)


Fireworks New York harbor: Fireworks light up the sky over New York harbor as the Queen Mary 2, right, Queen Victoria, center, and Queen Elizabeth 2 rendezvous near the Statue of Liberty Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008 in New York. This is the only time the three Queen ships will ever meet. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Prepping the ice



Two men prepare the ice on the bob run in Oberhof. The eastern German town will host the World Luge Championships from January 21 to 27. (AFP/DDP/Jens-Ulrich Koch)

Moment for reflection


Priests are reflected in an ice-hole during an Epiphany holiday service in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. (AFP/Alexander Khudoteply)

Spitting Fire


An artist performs during a temple art festival at Sukuh temple in Karanganyar regency, Indonesia's Central Java province, January 13, 2008. Hundreds of Indonesian artists gathered at the temple festival held in commemoration with the Visit Indonesia Year 2008 campaign.
REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA)



Ren Xiaolei (R), who has won the 23rd China Drama Plum Blossom Award, spits fire during a performance in Changle, Fujian province, January 15, 2008. Picture taken January 15, 2008. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA) CHINA OUT

Kicking up Snow



Kicking up snow : Austria's Claudia Rieger competes during the women's parallel giant slalom during Snow Boarding FIS World cup in La Molina. (AFP/Javier Soriano)

Rainbow



Munster rainbow : A rainbow is seen near Munster, eastern France.

Ball dropping into Sand

Slow Motion Bullet






Blowing Up an Ammo Bunker