Stunning night-time footage emerges of Hawaiian volcano which is STILL spewing lava into the ocean

  • Molten lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is being dumped into the Pacific
  • 428 degree Fahrenheit firehose was triggered by rock collapse on 31 Dec 2016
  • A cliff collapse paused the stream but flow started up again on 4 Feb
  • Visual artist Matt Paul from the Jersey Shore, NJ, uploaded new clip yesterday
  • US Geological Survey have today confirmed that the firehose is still flowing

By Alice Evans For Mailonline

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Striking new footage has emerged of a firehose of lava flowing into the Pacific Ocean from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.

The massive flow at the Kamokuna ocean entry, on the southeast side of the Big Island, was exposed when a 26-acre lava rock delta collapsed into the ocean on New Year's Eve 2016.

Matt Paul, a professional visual artist from the Jersey Shore, NJ, has captured a new breathtaking video of the firehose at night.

He shot the footage on the evening of 15 February and uploaded it to Facebook yesterday.

The dramatic clip shows the stream of lava become almost entirely obscured by clouds of billowing smoke.

In one incredible shot, four excited tourists chat just metres away from the flowing lava.

The group are silhouetted by the firehose's burning orange glow.

Visual artist Matt Paul's dramatic clip shows the stream of burning orange lava become almost entirely obscured by clouds of billowing smoke

Visual artist Matt Paul's dramatic clip shows the stream of burning orange lava become almost entirely obscured by clouds of billowing smoke

Mirages were created by the intense heat above molten lava, which oozed towards the ocean before cascading into the scorching water. Researchers recently discovered a hot crack just above the site where the lava is flowing out, with temperatures hitting 428 degrees Fahrenheit

Mirages were created by the intense heat above molten lava, which oozed towards the ocean before cascading into the scorching water. Researchers recently discovered a hot crack just above the site where the lava is flowing out, with temperatures hitting 428 degrees Fahrenheit

Mirages were created by the intense heat above molten lava, which oozed towards the ocean before cascading into the scorching water.

Researchers recently discovered a hot crack just above the site where the lava is flowing out, with temperatures hitting 428 degrees Fahrenheit.

The lava flow stopped momentarily after a portion of cliff collapsed, but the firehose re-emerged on the 4 February.

In one incredible shot, four excited tourists chat just metres away from the flowing lava. The group are silhouetted by the firehose's burning orange glow

In one incredible shot, four excited tourists chat just metres away from the flowing lava. The group are silhouetted by the firehose's burning orange glow

When the molten lava hits the cool seawater, it reacts and causes explosions that can throw large chunks of hot rock and debris inland as well as seaward. Tourists can hike or cruise the shoreline to get close to the exhilarating spectacle
In an update today, the US Geological Survey confirmed that the firehose is still active, and stressed the dangers of going near the phenomenon

When the molten lava hits the cool seawater, it reacts and causes explosions that can throw large chunks of hot rock and debris inland as well as seaward. Tourists can hike or cruise the shoreline to get close to the exhilarating spectacle

The lava flow stopped momentarily after a portion of cliff collapsed, but the firehose re-emerged on the 4 February and has since continued to spout into the sea almost constantly

The lava flow stopped momentarily after a portion of cliff collapsed, but the firehose re-emerged on the 4 February and has since continued to spout into the sea almost constantly

It has spewed broiling lava into the ocean almost constantly since then.

When the molten lava hits the cool seawater, it reacts and causes explosions that can throw large chunks of hot rock and debris inland as well as seaward.

Tourists can hike or cruise the shoreline to get close to the exhilarating spectacle.   

In an update today, the US Geological Survey confirmed that the firehose is still active, and stressed the dangers of going near the phenomenon.

The US Geological Survey said: 'The interaction of lava with the ocean creates a corrosive seawater plume laden with hydrochloric acid and fine volcanic particles that can irritate the skin, eyes, and lungs'

The US Geological Survey said: 'The interaction of lava with the ocean creates a corrosive seawater plume laden with hydrochloric acid and fine volcanic particles that can irritate the skin, eyes, and lungs'

The USGS website read: 'Venturing too close to an ocean entry on land or the ocean exposes you to flying debris created by the explosive interaction between lava and water.

'Also, the new land created is unstable because it is built on unconsolidated lava fragments and sand.

'Additionally, the interaction of lava with the ocean creates a corrosive seawater plume laden with hydrochloric acid and fine volcanic particles that can irritate the skin, eyes, and lungs.'

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