Video compilation

Fogo island seen from Ferry

Gas plume at sunset

active area at base of Pico

new crater area with multiple strombolian eruptions

activity at dawn, 30.11.

four vents in parallel eruption

lavaflow descending into caldera

steep caldera walls at sunrise

steep caldera walls at sunrise

ash emitting vent with gas faculae

ash emitting vent with gas faculae

caldera landscape

caldera landscape

caldera landscape in first sunlight

between active phases the vents are steaming silently

sodified lavabomb

lavaflow emitting area in low active phase

lava bubbling at lava exit point

fast and loud strombolian eruption in daylight

lava bubbling at lava exit point

beginning of ash episode from lower crater

increasing ash emission

beginning of ash emission from middle crater

sometimes hot and glowing gas escapes

sodified lava bomb

view back to active area, fissure shape

view back, increasing ash eruption

strong ash emission

villagers in Portela saving their posessions, active lavaflow behind

lavaflow buries collapsed house, 30.11.

advancing lavaflow before collapsed house

view to active crater complex from Portela village

Pico de Fogo with ash cloud

lavaflow bypasses collapsed house

advancing lavaflow with active craters behind

advancing lavaflow

lava overruns vegetation

advancing Aa lava

house drifting on lavaflow

buried house

advancing lavaflow with part of village behind

advancing lava

advancing lava

view back to Portela, lavaflow behind

reaching active craters from NW

lavaflow to the S

last image of intact Portela part, 36h later this part were overrun by lava

Pico de Fogo

strong ash eruption in afternoon

strong ash eruption in afternoon

strong ash eruption in afternoon

silent phase at sunset

upper part of lavaflow

active craters in low phase

newly refreshed lava lobe, 1.12. early morning

strombolian phase, dawn 1.12.

strombolian phase, dawn 1.12.

strombolian phase, dawn 1.12.

view down into caldera with winding lavaflow

illuminated steam cloud

lower vent in strong strombolian phase

ash cloud from lower crater

lower vent in strong strombolian phase

lower vent in strombolian phase

lower vent in strong strombolian phase

lava fountaining starts

lava bubbling and fountaining

lava bubbling and fountaining

bursting bubble

falling lava bombs

huge lava bubbles bursting inside middle crater

another big lava bubble burst

dense lava shreds underway

dense lava shreds underway

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huge lava shreds

view down to lava river

lava shreds from uppermost crater

strombolian eruption in daylight

strong strombolian eruption

strombolian eruption in daylight

strombolian eruption in daylight

strombolian eruption in daylight

first moment of strombolian eruption in daylight

glowing ash in daylight

glowing ash in daylight

ash eruption

ash eruption from uppermost vent

multiple ash eruptions

rare vegetation in this desert like area

rare vegetation in this desert like area

few day old lava with caldera walls behind

Pico de Fogo panorama

few day old lava with Pico de Fogo

ash eruption

in Sao Filipe while taking a break

evening light at the beach behind Tortuga bed&breakfast

strombolian eruption, dawn 2.12.

view down into caldera at dawn

view down to lavaflow

first sunlight while crossing hot lavafield for lavaflow exit point approach

near lavaflow exit point

near lavaflow exit point

small lava cascade

brink of lava cascade

winding lava river

winding lava river

fast, channeled lava with superhot air above, it took only seconds to burn skin and camera

lava cascade

lava cascade

lavaflow winding into Portela direction

channeled lava with extreme air turbulence due to superhot air

channeled lava with extreme air turbulence due to superhot air

extremely fluid lava near exit point, extreme hot air causes camera damage in seconds, without remote release skin would burn instantly

new ash phase begins, afternoon 2.12.

strombolian phase ejecting big lava shreds

lava river with extreme air turbulence above

advancing Aa lava

last sunlight on Pico de Fogo cone

active area with Pico de Fogo, panorama

active area at dusk

active area at dusk

lava river illuminated area

early morning 3.12.

lava illuminated caldera walls with starry sky above

lava illuminated caldera walls with starry sky above

panoramic view at dawn, 3.12.

walking through old ash plain, W side of caldera

caldera walls

local farmland

local farmland

Portela village on 3.12., main part is now buried by lava

buried main road

collapsed house

collapsed house

lava stopped near house

lonesome dog watches new lavafront

lava enters collapsed wall

still intact area with gas cloud behind

military rescues wine by hand

wine deposit on higher ground

household things deposited on higher ground

Pico de Fogo

old ash plane on S side of caldera

active craters

fresh lavabomb on Pico's flank

caldera in afternoon light

ejected lava shreds

impacting and fragmenting lava bomb

lava bombs above active crater

impacting lava bombs

lava rich eruption

ash venting

caldera view at sunset

sunset light

beginning of strombolian phase at dusk

beginning of strombolian phase at dusk

caldera with lavaflow

distant view of very strong strombolian phase

leaving Fogo by Ferry

distant view to caldera and Pico de Fogo