Volcanoes are not just destruction and death. In many parts of the world, these fires create spectacular and poetic scenes.
Kilauea, one of the five volcanoes that make up the largest island in the Hawaiian Islands, is erupting.
Mount Etna is located near the city of Catania (Italy) is spewing huge dust clouds. This is a relatively safe volcano due to rare eruptions and slow flowing lava, so people have time to evacuate.
Lightning increases the spectacular level when Tavurvur volcano in Papua New Guinea lava lava.
An orange lava stream flows down the volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai, in the Great Rift Valley (Tanzania). This is the only volcano in the world that is sprayed with natrocarbonatite - a kind of silicon-free lava but rich in sodium, potassium and carbonates.
A puddle of mud boiling near Dallol volcano in Ethiopia. When the volcano is active, the magma below rises and comes into contact with groundwater, causing the water to boil and spray onto the ground.
Two climbers climb the frozen lava region on Ertale crater in Ethiopia. Steam rises from a volcanic lake due to temperatures below 1,020 degrees Celsius.
A fern grows on cool lava in Volcanic Park in Hawaii, USA. Plants can grow on lava-covered areas immediately after the lava cools. Over time, lava and ash will decompose and turn the land into an ideal habitat for plants.
Gas and steam rise from a volcanic mouth in New Zealand. The country uses heat from craters to meet 12% of people's energy needs.
Lava flows from the Volcanic Park in Hawaii, the United States to the Pacific Ocean. Steam rising from the sea along with molten lava flows creates a fantasy scene.
Navbiotum volcano rests on the southern shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya.
Lava flows on the slopes of Kilauea volcano (Hawaii, USA).
Pavlof volcano sprayed with ash and steam to a height of 5,490 m on the Alaska Peninsula during the "wake up" in August 2007. Pavlof is the most dangerous volcanic form with a high frequency of operation.
Green vegetation surrounds villages on the volcanic slopes of Merapi, a volcano active in the center of Java Island, Indonesia. Several thousand people settled near Merapi because the land there was very fertile and volcanic eruptions claimed hundreds of lives.
