Cabo Verde - Pico de Fogo - Eruption 30.11.-3.12.2014

Video compilation

Fogo island seen from Ferry

Gas plume at sunset

active area at base of Pico

new crater area with multiple strombolian eruptions

side oriented vent

upper crater area

activity at dawn, 30.11.

four vents in parallel eruption

lavaflow descending into caldera

steep caldera walls at sunrise

steep caldera walls at sunrise

ash emitting vent with gas faculae

ash emitting vent with gas faculae

caldera landscape

caldera landscape

caldera landscape in first sunlight

between active phases the vents are steaming silently

sodified lavabomb

lavaflow emitting area in low active phase

lava bubbling at lava exit point

fast and loud strombolian eruption in daylight

lava bubbling at lava exit point

beginning of ash episode from lower crater

increasing ash emission

beginning of ash emission from middle crater

sometimes hot and glowing gas escapes

sodified lava bomb

view back to active area, fissure shape

small plant in front of few days old lavaflow

view back, increasing ash eruption

strong ash emission

villagers in Portela saving their posessions, active lavaflow behind

collapsed house roof drifting on advancing lava

lavaflow buries collapsed house, 30.11.

advancing lavaflow before collapsed house

view to active crater complex from Portela village

Pico de Fogo with ash cloud

lavaflow bypasses collapsed house

burning vegetation in front

advancing lavaflow with active craters behind

advancing lavaflow

lava overruns vegetation

burning vegetation

advancing Aa lava

house drifting on lavaflow

buried house

lava crosses main road

advancing lavaflow with part of village behind

advancing lava

advancing lava

ash eruption seen from NW side

view back to Portela, lavaflow behind

reaching active craters from NW

lavaflow to the S

Portela below caldera walls

last image of intact Portela part, 36h later this part were overrun by lava

Pico de Fogo

strong ash eruption in afternoon

strong ash eruption in afternoon

strong ash eruption in afternoon

strong ash eruption in afternoon

    

silent phase at sunset

last sunlight on Pico's summit

upper part of lavaflow

active craters in low phase

newly refreshed lava lobe, 1.12. early morning

strombolian phase, dawn 1.12.

strombolian phase, dawn 1.12.

strombolian phase, dawn 1.12.

strombolian phase, dawn 1.12.

ash emission starts, dawn 1.12.

view down into caldera with winding lavaflow

hot gas emission at dawn

illuminated steam cloud

lower vent in strong strombolian phase

ash cloud from lower crater

lower vent in strombolian phase

lower vent in strong strombolian phase

lower vent in strombolian phase

lower vent in strong strombolian phase

first moments of a new lava burst, flooding lava exit area

lava fountaining starts

lava bubbling and fountaining

lava bubbling and fountaining

bursting bubble

bursting bubble

falling lava bombs

  

huge lava bubbles bursting inside middle crater

huge lava bubbles bursting inside middle crater

another big lava bubble burst

dense lava shreds underway

dense lava shreds underway

bursting bubble sequence: A

B

C

huge lava shreds

lava river at sunrise

view down to lava river

 

lava shreds from uppermost crater

lava shreds from uppermost crater

strombolian eruption in daylight

strong strombolian eruption

strombolian eruption in daylight

first moments of another lava burst, flooding lava exit area

strombolian eruption in daylight

strombolian eruption in daylight

first moment of strombolian eruption in daylight

ash venting

glowing ash in daylight

glowing ash in daylight

ash eruption

ash eruption from lower vent

ash eruption from uppermost vent

multiple ash eruptions

ash eruption from uppermost vent

rare vegetation in this desert like area

rare vegetation in this desert like area

few day old lava with buried main road

few day old lava with caldera walls behind

Pico de Fogo panorama

few day old lava with Pico de Fogo

    

Pico de Fogo

ash eruption

in Sao Filipe while taking a break

evening light at the beach behind Tortuga bed&breakfast

strombolian eruption, early morning 2.12.

strombolian eruption, dawn 2.12.

view down into caldera at dawn

view down to lavaflow

view down to lavaflow

first sunlight while crossing hot lavafield for lavaflow exit point approach

near lavaflow exit point

near lavaflow exit point

beginning of a small overflow event

small lava cascade

brink of lava cascade

winding lava river

winding lava river

fast, channeled lava with superhot air above, it took only seconds to burn skin and camera

lava cascade

lava cascade

lava cascade

lavaflow winding into Portela direction

fast, channeled lava with superhot air above

channeled lava with extreme air turbulence due to superhot air

channeled lava with extreme air turbulence due to superhot air

extremely fluid lava near exit point, extreme hot air causes camera damage in seconds, without remote release skin would burn instantly

observers near lava exit point

new ash phase begins, afternoon 2.12.

strombolian phase ejecting big lava shreds

big lava shreds shortly before impact

lava river with extreme air turbulence above

advancing Aa lava

huge lava bloc drifting on lava river

last sunlight on Pico de Fogo cone

active area with Pico de Fogo, panorama

active area at dusk

active area at dusk

lava river illuminated area

lava river illuminated area

early morning 3.12.

lava illuminated caldera walls with starry sky above

lava illuminated caldera walls with starry sky above

Richard watching activity

panoramic view at dawn, 3.12.

walking through old ash plain, W side of caldera

caldera walls

old lava field below caldera walls

local farmland

local farmland

Portela village on 3.12., main part is now buried by lava

buried main road

collapsed house

collapsed house

collapsed house

lava stopped near house

structural fissures inside house

lonesome dog watches new lavafront

lava enters collapsed wall

still intact area with gas cloud behind

military rescues wine from famous winery

military rescues wine by hand

wine deposit on higher ground

household things deposited on higher ground

fresh lavaflow buries road and forest

Pico de Fogo

old ash plane on S side of caldera

fresh lavabomb on Pico's flank

active craters

fresh lavabomb on Pico's flank

caldera in afternoon light

lava bombs above active crater

ejected lava shreds

impacting and fragmenting lava bomb

lava bombs above active crater

ejected lava shreds

impacting lava bombs

lava rich eruption

ash venting

short lived steam ring

caldera view at sunset

sunset light

beginning of strombolian phase at dusk

beginning of strombolian phase at dusk

beginning of strombolian phase at dusk

caldera with lavaflow

distant view of very strong strombolian phase

leaving Fogo by Ferry

Sao Filipe with caldera seen from Ferry

distant view to caldera and Pico de Fogo

 

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