Nyiragongo Lava, Congo – Photo by Carsten Peter

Lava stream drips down a small cliff – Photo by USGS

Sparkling lava: Eyjafjallajokull volcano – Photo by Skarpi

Ash cloud rising as crater floor collapses – Photo by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Arching fountain of a Pahoehoe (basaltic lava) approximately 10 m high - Photo by J.D. Griggs / USGS

Aerial view of the perched lava lake in Pu`u `Ō `ō crater - Photo by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Lava flows from Pu’u ‘O’o – Photograph by Tim Wright, AP

Chile Volcano – Photo by Martin Rietze

Channelized flow through the forest within the Hawai Volcanoes National Park - Photo by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Lava flowing into the sea

Close-up of spattering fissure. Lava reaching 10 m into the air - Photo by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

A fountain of lava erupts from the Mauna Ulu vent in Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano – Photo by Robert Madden

Kilauea, Hawaii - Photo by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Lava burst, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – Photo by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Lava is breaking the surface in foreground crack - Photo by U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Shot of lava was taken by NPS at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – Photo by National Park Service

Lava Drives Over Road – Photo by Leigh Hilbert

The fantastic fountain on Kilauea, Hawaii, is shooting up about 40 m high - Photo by G.E. Ulrich/USGS

Volcano – Photo by Skarphedinn

Lava island lake

Tavurvur Rabaul volcano, Papua New Guinea – Photo by Eric Lafforgue

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