A lot of the usual suspects in
this week's Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, brought to us by the Smithsonian Institute and the USGS. However, that doesn't mean that there isn't a lot to discuss - and some bonuses along the way.
Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo, Congo
Two eruptions caught a lot of people's attention this week (and that doesn't include the on-again now off-again activity at El Hierro) - the first was
the new fissure eruption at Nyamuragira in the Congo. Advertised as
a tourist destination by the Congolese government (but not exactly in the friendliest of locations, the eruption was definitely impressive as
the video of the event shows - plenty of
fire fountains and lava flows. The
NASA Earth Observatory image of the eruption clearly shows the new lava flow right next to an older lava flow from the same rift system on Nyamuragira. However, a wider shot of the area seen on November 12 by the EO-1 satellite also gets a glimpse at the persistent lava lake at Nyamuragira's neighbor,
Nyiragongo (see above) - or check out
this November 15 image that captures both volcanoes as well.
Image: False color ALI image of Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo as seen on November 12, 2011. Image courtesy of the NASA Earth Observatory.
