Galápagos volcano

In the Galápagos Islands, La Cumbre Volcano erupted on Fernandina, an uninhabited island, April 15-16. Gas and steam plumes as well as lava flows were sighted, and there were reports of dead fish and sea lions.

The most active volcano in the archipelago, La Cumbre is known to have erupted 12 times since 1813, the last time in 2005.