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A photograph supposedly showing volcanic lava pouring into an ocean that created several steam vortices was met with a mixture of awe and skepticism as it circulated on social media: While these tornadoes could be more accurately described as steam devils, and while there are actually seven vortices in this picture, not six, this is a genuine photograph. The stunning scene was captured by photographer Bruce Omori off the coast of Hawaii in 2009. Omori described the photograph, which won the 2012 Power of Nature Windland Smith Rice International Award, as follows: Omori, the owner of Extreme Exposure Fine Art Gallery, told Business Insider that plumes of steam rise when lava comes in contact with water. Sometimes these plumes will induce a spin upon columns of rising air from the heated sea. Photographer Leigh Hilbert, who has also captured photographs of these lava-induced steam vortices, described them as follows: The Volcanic Vortices photograph is also available on Omori's 500PX page. More of his work is displayed on his website and his Instagram page. https://web.500px.com/photo/46583578/Volcanic-Vortices-by-Bruce-Omori/
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