5 February 2014

Ash Devils Induced by a Pyroclastic Flow From Sinabung Volcano

Posted by Dan Satterfield

Ash devils hundreds of meters tall dance on the slopes of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia.

Ash devils hundreds of meters tall dance on the slopes of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia.

An amazing video here of the pyroclastic flow that killed 16 people this week. The hot ash heated the ground and this caused the “tornadoes” which were more accurately really tall “ash devils”.