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During the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano on the Big Island in Hawai'i, when the lava reached the ocean, it sent up magnificent pyrocumulus clouds thousa...
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During the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano on the Big Island in Hawai'i, when the lava reached the ocean, it sent up magnificent pyrocumulus clouds thousands of feet into the air. On this morning, the rising sun turned the boiling sea to molten gold and which was reflected back into the roiling clouds.
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May, 2020

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