Volcanic eruptions are getting more active lately, and with that comes a wild danger called lava bombs. These are giant, glowing chunks of molten rock that volcanoes literally hurl into the air. They can fly for miles and smash into anything—like in 2018, when one exploded through a tourist boat in Hawaii and injured a bunch of people. Scientists sometimes call them “gray spheres,” and knowing about them could actually save your life if you’re near a volcano. The scary part? They don’t just fall—they fly, making them super unpredictable. So if a volcano's rumbling, keep your distance, because lava bombs turn the sky into a firestorm. Credit:<br />CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0:<br />Montserrat: By giggel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54500777<br />Plymouth sinking: By giggel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54500760<br />Plymouth sinking 2: By giggel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54500760<br />CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0:<br />Pele’s hair NASA: By NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/wZhrdo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51482100<br />Pele's hair volcano: By James St. John - https://flic.kr/p/oTuHp6, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95528384<br />CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/:<br />Volcanic bombs: By Momotarou2012, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23188796<br />Ribbon bomb: By Photaro, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30057839<br />National Park of Timanfaya: By Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17009183<br />Erta Ale-Cheveux de Pelé: By Ji-Elle, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31134498<br />Eyjafjallajökull: By Terje Sørgjerd, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17925828<br />CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0:<br />Bomba basáltica: By Mike Peel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128227535<br />Hs_0625a-0002-001: By Frank A. Perret/ETH Library Zurich, http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000107091<br />Book-Hawaii-Vtorov-286: By Ivtorov, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67058417<br />Book-Hawaii-Vtorov-peletears: By Ivtorov, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67919436<br />Pele's hair of Hawaii: By Cm3826, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45664307<br />Pele's hair: By Cm3826, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45664239<br />Soufrière Hills: By Andrew Shiva, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24656189<br />CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0:<br />Dark rock with lava: By JaimeBoillot/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/69PCo<br />Lava 01 Procedural Material: By Game Piggd/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/oUoGG<br />La Soufriere Pyroclastic Flow Danger: By ERC (Produced by JRC of the European Commission)- https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Maps#/maps/3688, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103539911<br />Erupting volcano: By Walter Araujo/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/oKQIZ<br />Motserrat damage: By Wailunip, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4168173<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV <br />Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Our Social Media: <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official <br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en <br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other): <br />https://www.depositphotos.com <br />https://www.shutterstock.com <br />https://www.eastnews.ru <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
