Fluid Dynamics, Pacific Style, Part Two; Maui 2019
When the Pacific turns less pacific, the dynamics of the movements of large volumes of water become more striking. Offshore whitecaps and breaking surf driven by strong on-shore winds provide high-energy drama.
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Cat ears: This lava formation, along the Kihei shore, looked like cat ears that were alternately exposed then covered - indeed blasted and smashed and inundated - by breaking waves of rich green.
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But just as interesting graphically are the currents and rips and surges over and between lava heads. The ancient conflict between unstoppable ocean and immoveable lava - earth at its most elemental - provides a mesmerizing display of fluid power.
The ocean forces its way into narrow lava channels and washes over obtruding lava mounds.
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