A lava flow from a November 23, 2014 eruption of Fogo in the Cape Verde Islands.
It has been almost 20 years since Fogo, a shield volcano on the island of the same name in the Cape Verde Islands, erupted. However, it appears that the volcano's quiet has ended as a new eruption began this morning (November 24). Officials in the Cape Verde Islands have announced evacuations of Cha das Caldeiras on the slopes of the volcano. The eruption has formed a small steam-and-ash plume near the flanks of Pico, a small cone inside the main caldera at Fogo. Earthquakes became noticeable to people living on the island starting Saturday night and by morning, an eruption had begun. According to volcanologists monitoring Fogo, the volcano had been showing signs of unrest "for awhile". The Facebook page for FogoNews has some images of the new activity on the volcano, including some ...
