******************************** Piton de la Fournaise ongoing eruption From: Thomas Staudacher Observatoire volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise ******************************** The last eruption, which started on August 30 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise is still going on since now 3 ½ months. A second 25 m high crater "Piton MOINAMA" formed within Dolomieu about 100 m south-south-west from the first crater "Piton WOUANDZANI". Abundant lava flows totally covered Dolomieu crater floor by a 10 to 30 m thick layer and reached the eastern boarder of the Dolomieu crater. Several small lava flows started from this edge but never reached more than 100 to 200 m length. Due to the ongoing activity inside of Dolomieu it is likely that beneath the new surface huge lava reservoirs accumulated and over several weeks risings to the surface of lava could be observed there covering sometimes surfaces of several hundreds of m2. Since November 27 a new overflow of the Dolomieu crater started and a 4 to 5 m large lava tube drains presently lava to the Piton de la Fournaise east flank. There an about 2.5 km long lava flow formed which passed south of crater Jean, but did not yet reach the "Grandes Pentes". Thomas Staudacher OVPF/IPGP _________________________________________________________________ Thomas Staudacher Observatoire volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise 14 RN3 le 27ème km F-97418 La Plaine des Cafres La Réunion tél +262(0)262 27 52 92 fax +262(0)262 59 12 04 _________________________________________________________________ ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
