Kawah Ijen Volcano in Indonesia Emits Eerie Blue Flames

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Kawah Ijen Volcano in Indonesia Emits Eerie Blue Flames

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French photographer Olivier Grunewald (http://www.oliviergrunewald.com/) captured these stunning photos of blue flames (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140130-kawah-ijen-blue-flame-volcanoes-sulfur-indonesia-pictures/) emanating from the Kawah Ijen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijen) volcano in Indonesia.


The striking phenomena is caused by molten sulfur, which is emitted from the volcano in vast quantities, and ignites when exposed to air.



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