Lava flows just boiled away two vast lakes, and this fact went largely unnoticed. This occurred at Vanuatu's Ambae volcano, which this week produced one of its largest lava flows in the last century. Today's video will discuss the eruption in question through the knowledge, analysis, and opinion of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Sergei Kriukov / Unity Airlines, Used with Permission. This image shows a February 2026 eruption of Ambae erupting. A special thanks to Sergei Kriukov / Unity Airlines for permission to use imagery and video of the erupting Ambae volcano! A special thanks to the Extreme Pursuit YouTube channel for granting me permission to use clips of his footage! Video Sources from the Extreme Pursuit YouTube channel: [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzSeQn7i8Ck Subscribe to Extreme Pursuit at: https://www.youtube.com/@ExtremePursuit NASA EOSDIS Worldview satellite imagery Copyright © 2012-2026 United States Government as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. All Rights Reserved. Associated license for NASA EOSDIS Worldview: https://github.com/nasa-gibs/worldview/blob/main/LICENSE.md We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). We acknowledge the use of imagery from the NASA Worldview application (https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/), part of the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Sources/Citations: [1] Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-Hazards Department [2] NASA Worldview, EOSDIS Worldview, Satellite imagery: (Terra / MODIS, NOAA-20 / VIIRS), Thermal signatures: (Terra / MODIS, NOAA-20 / VIIRS, Aqua / MODIS), at https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/ 0:00 Lakes Boil Away 0:16 Ambae Lava Flow Extent 1:54 Exclusion Zone 4:07 Changes Over Time