Central Africa’s highly active Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes simultaneously release volcanic plumes.
Published Feb 14, 2015
In early September 2007, Tanzania&#rsquo;s Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano erupted, sending a cloud of ash into the atmosphere. The volcanic plume appears pale blue-gray, distinct near the summit, and growing more diffuse to the south. The charcoal-colored stains on the volcano’s flanks appear to be lava, but they are actually burn scars left behind by fires that were spawned by fast-flowing, narrow rivers of lava ejected by the volcano.
Published Sep 19, 2007
Nyamuragira volcano began spouting lava into the skies above Congo in November 2011, sending up spectacular water vapor clouds as well.
Published Nov 17, 2011
Explosive interactions between lava and snow mark the evolving eruption of Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano.
Published May 18, 2013
