Fogo, Cape Verde Is.

Latitude: 14.95N
Longitude: 24.35W
Elevation: 2,829 m

Eruption Updates

Subject: Fogo, Cape Verde Islands, 3 April 1995 (added April 03 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Volcano DHA-01 (added April 04 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Volcano DHA-02 (added April 05 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Volcano DHA-03 Thousands homeless, lava destroys towns. (added April 08 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Volcano DHA-04 Activity continues with decreasing activity. (added April 14 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Volcano DHA-05 Current activity and updates of the national and international response to this crisis. (added April 17 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Volcano IFRC-01 International Federation Of Red Cross - Site investigation and current volcanic update. (added May 05 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Francois Le Guern reports... (added May 12 1995)
Subject: Cape Verde: Volcano DHA-06 Report of decreasing activity, damage, relief efforts and funding. (added May 12 1995)

Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Network Bulletins

Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 3, March 1995 New eruption on 2 April generates lava flows within the caldera
Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 4, April 1995 Fire fountains continue but lava extrusion rate declines
Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 5, May 1995 Increased explosive activity; intense fumarolic emissions
Global Volcanism Network Bulletin v. 20, no. 11/12, November/December 1995 Eruption of 2 April through 28 May covered over 6 square kilometers of land

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