The Economic Times

500-year-old lava rock in Hawaii collapses into Pacific Ocean. How earthquakes, waves, erosion brought down the 90-foot-tall sea arch

The stunning Hlei Sea Arch in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park has met its end, collapsing into the ocean after more than 550 years of existence. This natural marvel, shaped by the relentless forces of nature, succumbed during Tropical Storm Nolo. The National Park Service had anticipated this event due to prior damage from earthquakes and erosion. Such natural formations are always at the mercy of environmental changes.