Sentinel-1 maps Fogo eruption
EU–(ENEWSPF)–2 December 2014. Radar images from the Sentinel-1A satellite are helping to monitor ground movements of the recently erupted Fogo volcano.
Located on Cape Verde’s Fogo island, the volcano erupted on 23 November for the first time in 19 years and has been active ever since. Lava flows are threatening nearby villages, and local residents have been evacuated.
Radar scans from the Sentinel-1A satellite are being used to study the volcano.…
