Erta Ale volcano's lava lake boiling over (17 Jan 2017)

Spectacular: Lava lake of Erta Ale volcano overflows during large surge of rising magma on 17 Jan 2017. The speed of the lava is about 50-70 km/h at the inundated rim of the lake and the discharge rate several hundreds of cubic meters a second. (video copyright: Paul Reichert / VolcanoDiscovery) Report and photos: https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photos/erta-ale/jan17/lava-lake-overflows.html Tours to Erta Ale: https://www.volcano-adventures.com/tours/ethiopia.html MVI 1630