This volcano erupted in an area of previously unbroken water, and apparently caused the formation of a new island, seen here:
You can read more about this on NASA's Earth Observatory site or see it in Google Earth by using this KML file.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Volcano in the Red Sea
Earlier this month, a volcano erupted in the Red Sea with fisherman reporting the lava fountains reaching heights of up to 30 meters! The imagery of the eruption, captured by NASA's EO-1 ("Earth Observing-1) satellite, shows an amazing plume of ash and water vapor.
This volcano erupted in an area of previously unbroken water, and apparently caused the formation of a new island, seen here:
You can read more about this on NASA's Earth Observatory site or see it in Google Earth by using this KML file.
This volcano erupted in an area of previously unbroken water, and apparently caused the formation of a new island, seen here:
You can read more about this on NASA's Earth Observatory site or see it in Google Earth by using this KML file.
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