Hawaii Volcanoes: Crazy Photos Indicate Ballistic Eruptions Next

Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano has produced surreal scenes that are at once beautiful and destructive; roads being gobbled up, cars and homes strewn on the ground, dangerous gases billowing into the sky.

Scientists have a whole new worry, fearing that another eruption is imminent and likely to cause far more damage than the first, including producing acid rain, tons of falling ash, and eruptions that could propel huge boulders into the sky like ballistic missiles.

The photos below tell part of the story. NPR has a solid explanation of the coming concerns.

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, the summit lava lake is reported to have dropped in levels after the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 6, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency near the Mount Kilauea volcano after it erupted following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 residents. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a lava flow moves on Makamae Street after the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 6, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava errupts from a new fissure from Luana Street after the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 5, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a column of robust, reddish-brown ash plume occurred after a magnitude 6.9 South Flank following the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 4, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

Stars shine above as a plume rises from the Halemaumau crater, illuminated by glow from the crater's lava lake, within the Kilauea volcano summit at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on May 9, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Neighbors survey lava damage in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 9, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

An ash plume rises from the Halemaumau crater within the Kilauea volcano summit caldera at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on May 9, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava bubbles burst from a new fissure after the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 5, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

Lava cools in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 9, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Army National Guard First Lt. Aaron Hew Len takes measurements for sulfur dioxide gas at volcanic fissures in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 8, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

U.S. Army National Guard First Lt. Aaron Hew Len takes measurements for dangerous levels of sulfur dioxide gas in front of a lava flow and downed power lines on a residential street in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 8, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

U.S. Army National Guard First Lt. Aaron Hew Len takes measurements for sulfur dioxide gas in front of a lava flow on a residential street in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 8, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Evacuees (L to R) Elijah Guerra (L) and Ray Jay Crawford (C) help carry items retrieved from Stacy Welch's (R) home at an emergency shelter in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 7, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a fissure produces lava after the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 4, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency near the Mount Kilauea volcano after it erupted following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 residents. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a fissure forms on the west flank of the Puu Oo crater on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 3, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)