Gergo Rugli, Wrath of Gaia (LANDSCAPE 2026)

Lava fountains surge from Halemaʻumaʻu Crater during Episode 24 of Kīlauea’s eruption in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Big Island. Molten rock blasts high into the night sky, lighting the crater walls in deep red and burning orange. The eruption reveals the raw, relentless power of one of Earth’s most active volcanoes.

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