New eruption at Michael volcano in South Sandwich Islands

NASA satellite image of Michael volcano (image: NASA via South Sandwich Islands Volcano Monitoring Blog)

One of the remotest active volcanoes is in eruption again. In a satellite image from 26 August 2015 obtained from the NASA’s Earth Explorer program, the east flank of Mount Michael volcano can be seen stained grey which strongly indicates that an eruption took place.

Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com

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