Geology Pictures of the Week, January 3-9, 2010: New volcanic activity

1st week of 2010 | Various

[cogitator]

Yes, I know I missed the last week of the year; I've been busy and still trying to catch up and dig out. Meanwhile, there were eruptions, including one of the best "curtains of fire" I've seen since Eldfell.

Curtain of fire on Nyamuragira:

From here: chitravini's photostream (go to page 2)

Lava flow on the side of Piton de la Fournaise's main crater:

From here: Paysages de la Reunion

And finally, the lava pit inside Halemaumau (Kilauea, Hawaii), has been putting on a great show over the past few days: (click for full-size)

Link to Webcam page

[cogitator]

As a bonus, I originally thought Eldfell volcano on Heimaey was Kirkjufell. Kirkjufell happens to be a very interesting feature in its own right; it's also on Iceland. Click for full-size.

[cogitator]

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[chris37]

Excellent photography. Thanks very much for posting.

[TigersEye]

Throw ... the ... ring ... in ... Fro ... do!

[machogirl]

excellent. i would love to go to Iceland, and go see an active volcano. but alas, no dinero, so the pictures are my “trip”.

thanks. :)

[Steve Van Doorn]

Dang they even have a web cam set up.