Nishino-shima volcano (Japan): island continues to grow towards the north
Sat, 27 Dec 2014, 14:56 | BY: T
Nishinoshima seen on 25 Dec 2014 (Japanese Coast Guard)
Evolution of the island Nishino-Shima between November 2013 and December 2014(Japanese Coast Guard)
By now, nothing is left of the former small island, result of the 1973 eruption, and the surface of the island is currently about 10 times of what it had been before the ongoing eruption.
At the main vent, a cinder cone has formed that probably by now reaches more than 100 m in elevation. Explosive activity continues as mild to moderate strombolian activity, producing a steam and light ash plume rising several hundred meters:
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