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Fogo volcano erupts after 20 years of sleep, evacuations in progress, Cape Verde Islands
Posted by Adonai on November 24, 2014 in categories Featured articles, Volcanoes
Fogo, a volcano in the Cape Verde archipelago located off the coast of West Aftica, started erupting around 11:00 UTC on Sunday, November 23, 2014, after almost 20 years of calm period. The eruption prompted nation's prime minister Jose Maria Neves to call for evacuations of Cha das Caldeiras on the slopes of the volcano. Toulouse VAAC has set Aviation Color Code to Red.
Neves said in yesterday's statement that the eruption is at the same place where last eruption occurred in 1995 and that it seems much stronger. He explained that meteorological and geophysical services have been warning that seismic activity has intensified few days before the eruption started.
According to data received, the eruption is comparable or stronger to that of 1951 and things could further deteriorate, Neves said.
"We've called on people to heed the authorities' instructions. People should abandon Cha das Caldeiras," Neves said referring to a hillside community.
Animation below shows the ash cloud as observed by EUMETSAT's Meteostat-10 satellite from 04:15 UTC on November 23 - 15:15 UTC on November 24 and shown in the RGB dust product, a real-time view of which can be found here: http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/IPPS/html/MSG/RGB/DUST/index.htm
A photograph posted on the local RTC TV station website showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky, visible from the capital Praia on a neighboring island. (Reuters)
More at: http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com
Posted by Adonai on November 24, 2014 in categories Featured articles, Volcanoes
Fogo, a volcano in the Cape Verde archipelago located off the coast of West Aftica, started erupting around 11:00 UTC on Sunday, November 23, 2014, after almost 20 years of calm period. The eruption prompted nation's prime minister Jose Maria Neves to call for evacuations of Cha das Caldeiras on the slopes of the volcano. Toulouse VAAC has set Aviation Color Code to Red.
Neves said in yesterday's statement that the eruption is at the same place where last eruption occurred in 1995 and that it seems much stronger. He explained that meteorological and geophysical services have been warning that seismic activity has intensified few days before the eruption started.
According to data received, the eruption is comparable or stronger to that of 1951 and things could further deteriorate, Neves said.
"We've called on people to heed the authorities' instructions. People should abandon Cha das Caldeiras," Neves said referring to a hillside community.
Animation below shows the ash cloud as observed by EUMETSAT's Meteostat-10 satellite from 04:15 UTC on November 23 - 15:15 UTC on November 24 and shown in the RGB dust product, a real-time view of which can be found here: http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/IPPS/html/MSG/RGB/DUST/index.htm
A photograph posted on the local RTC TV station website showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky, visible from the capital Praia on a neighboring island. (Reuters)
Fogo eruption on November 23, 2014. Image credit: TCV
Geologic summary
More at: http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com
