A Supervolcano Erupts

When Mount Sinabung, a super-volcano on the island of Sumatra, erupted recently it sent massive pyroclastic flows of lava rock, pumice, ash, and hot gases blasting down the mountain's flanks. The flows reached nearly 3 miles from the peak's summit and were captured in a dramatic video. The film offers a good impression of how the eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius must have appeared when it exploded in 79AD. Those pyroclastic flows destroyed the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum killing most of their residents. The Indonesian videographer was lucky to view the pyroclastic flows which didn't stretch further down their path or he and his video would not have survived to share a story. WHB

Sinabung Volcano Pyroclastic flow 1080p from janharm godfroid on Vimeo.

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