The effusive activity of the volcano has been increasing over the past few days and remains elevated.
It’s been ten days now since a new batch of highly fluid magma arrived in the northern and southern crater, erupting as lava from hornitos.
Our expedition leader, geologist and local guide, Enku Mulugeta from VolcanoDiscovery Ethiopia, reported that both craters are being supplied by lava flows now.
In the northern crater, the vigorous lava spattering from the already formed steep-sided, sizable spatter cone (also called hornito) in the northwestern edge continues to generate molten pyroclasts that fill the crater by lava flows, resulting in lava overflows of the crater rim in the north. By 29 November, the area covered by incandescent emissions of lava in the northern crater had been 0,04 km2.
In the southern crater, the pulsating spattering at the hornito’s vent continues to eject hot, fresh and plastic lava clots falling to the ground, coalescing thereby forming lava flows.
