Monday, November 28, 2011

El Hierro, Tons of Pyroclasts, smoking in the sea













The National Geographic Institute scientists belonging to Research Center, offered on Sunday to the media several images of the emission of magmatic material held in the morning on Sunday in La Restinga.

 Just after 0820 hours on Sunday the inhabitants of La Restinga could see this morning a new ejection of pyroclastic material from the eruption source. The place was a Maritime Rescue boat with scientists at the National Geographic Institute (IGN-CSIC) who came to the scene and were able to collect various bits of material for study.

It should be remembered that on Saturday, residents of La Restinga reported a new expulsion of material in the zone where underwater volcanic eruption in the sea of calm. So on two occasions have been able to observe the phenomenon, "large columns of gas and ashes" props that had precipitated on the surface magmatic material from the eruption.

The neighbors claimed to have seen floating rocks of various sizes, according to the account of the audience present at the time of the second expulsion of material, both produced before 13.00 pm on Saturday.

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