A new volcano in Iceland "spews" a tornado (7 photos + 2 videos)
"Newborn" volcano Litli Hrutur in Iceland continues surprise. It was formed on the Icelandic peninsula of Reykjanes in the past. month, and has already attracted the attention of the whole world. He is currently is erupting, and columns of air were recently noticed in the sky, emanating directly from the volcano. 
The small volcano Litli-Khrutur or "Little Ram" appeared on the Icelandic peninsula of Reykjanes as recently as July 2023. He has already managed to attract the attention of the whole world. Volcano continues erupt, and recently began "spewing" tornadoes. On video taken photographer Martin Sanchez, you can see a thick column of air that rises straight from the volcano. This phenomenon is due to the fact that intense heat from erupting lava warms the air directly above volcano crater. The air becomes less dense and rises. At strong wind, the formed column of hot air can turn into like a tornado - which happened in this case. 
Although not a tornado in the traditional sense, David Smart, a storm researcher at University College London, said that in this case you can use the term "tornado". Other experts have suggested that this phenomenon can also be called "dust devil" or just a dust whirlwind. Usually the last occur when the air near the earth's surface is very unstable - hot begins to rise rapidly, and the air above it remains cool. A column is formed from hot air and rotates, which looks like a tornado. 
The Litley Khrutur volcano itself emerged from a fissure that split land on 10 July. Since then, it has been spewing lava flows. Before that in the region about 7,000 earthquakes were recorded, the largest of which There was an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8. Then, on July 27, at the site of the eruption Litley-Khrutur loud bangs were heard - this indicated that the foci methane gas caught in the lava flow exploded. Scientists have stated that the temperature of the lava flowing out of the crater was about 1200°C. 
According to scientists, last week Litley-Khrutur monster somewhere between 30-50 percent less lava than the previous week. By Orvaldur Thordarson, Professor of Volcanology at the Icelandic university, this indicates that in one to two weeks the eruption stop. 
Tornado and eruption on video:
