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Stay updated with the latest volcanic eruption news, including Nyiragongo showing signs of imminent activity.

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Things are busy - both volcanically and personally - so I'm going to just give you some links to a bunch of exciting/interesting/insane news:

West Mata erupting on May 5, 2009 in the Lau Basin.

According to a bunch of news sources, the eruption at Fernandina in the Galapagos is over (in spanish). That being said, the PNG noted that there is still a lot of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide being emitted, suggesting there is still a lot of degassing magma beneath the vents - at what depth (and will it erupt) is the question.

There is a lot of speculation that Nyiragongo (DRC) is erupting or will erupt very soon. The other day it seemed that it was already in action, but other reports suggest that so far, all we have is intense tremor and fumarolic activity and "pools of lava"... so, that actually sounds like an eruption. ...

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