Eruption Update for July 9, 2012: Nyiragongo and Etna Seen From Space

So, we made it back to Ohio only to find that the neutral line from the pole in front of our house is broken. Now, we wait for AEP Ohio to get someone to fix the line, which could be a few days to a week. So much for getting back to normal! Anyway, I did want to post on some of the volcanic events and images from the past week, just to begin to get a sense of normality back into my existence (before I head off to California to do lab work ... here goes! Congo Rob Simmon from the NASA Earth Observatory let me know about activity going on at the Congo's Nyiragongo last week - surprisingly vigorous activity that seem to be producing plumes that reached upwards of 4.5 km / 16,000 feet. This is somewhat surprising activity for Nyiragongo as it normally produces lava flows ...