A few eruptions dominated the news, but it was an active year for eruptions across 2021.
and typically produces pumice rafts and explosions as the hot magma interacts with sea water. The small islands that form during the eruptions tend to be destroyed by wave action as well, although the products of the 2014-15 events persisted.A view across Taal with the crater lake island that is the home of the currently active vent. The grey color of the island is from the ash deposited over the past year. Credit: Lyndon Aguila / Wikimedia Commons.
, the crater lake experienced a number of explosions driven by steam produced from the hot vents in the lake. The volcano also produced frequent earthquakes and copious sulfur dioxide emissions across the year, all implying that magma is just beneath the volcano. The unrest got so intense at Taal during JulyA bird's eye view of the erupting vent as a lava flow breaking the surface at Piton de la Fournaise on Reunion Island. This shot was taken December 23, 2021. Credit: OVPF-IPGP.
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