On December 25, 2024, in Afar, Ethiopia, @jebena_tours_ethiopia shared a video of Erta Ale volcano's mesmerizing display of ...

On December 25, 2024, in Afar, Ethiopia, @jabena_tours_ethiopia shared a video of a man lighting a cigarette on molten lava from the Erta Ale volcano. In the video, the man approaches the molten lava ...

This is exactly what has happened at the Erta Ale volcano, which is located in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia. This is one of the most dangerous areas on the planet due to its volcanic activity.

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Surrounding the arid land, the depression is shadowed by two valcones, with Mount Erta Ale being active since the 1960s, still spewing out magma and boasting a crater lake of molten lava.

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