GALLERY: Toxic Chemical Reaction As Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Pacific
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Steam and volcanic gases rise (R) as lava enters the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure (C) flows toward the ocean on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 in Kapoho, Hawaii. The U.S. Geological Survey said the volcano erupted explosively on May 17, launching a plume about 30,000 feet into the sky. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure erupts on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 in Kapoho, Hawaii. The U.S. Geological Survey said the volcano erupted explosively on May 17 launching a plume about 30,000 feet into the sky. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Steam and volcanic gases rise (R) as lava enters the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Steam and volcanic gases rise (R) as lava enters the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Steam and volcanic gases rise (R) as lava enters the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Steam and volcanic gases rise (R) as lava enters the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Steam and volcanic gases rise (R) as lava enters the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Lava From Erupting Hawaiian Volcano Seeps Into Ocean, Creates Toxic Cloud
Steam and volcanic gases rise (R) as lava enters the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)