New island in the Red Sea stopped erupting

It appears from the latest NASA satellite images that the eruption that has formed the new island has ended, leaving an impressive new elongated island about 1000 m long and 500 m wide just 500 m NNW of Rugged Island in the Zubair archipelago.
The island, whose name yet needs to be published, belongs to Yemen.
If it consists of sufficiently large quantities of hard lava flows instead of loose ash and scoria, it will probably resist wave eruption long enough to become a permanent feature in the archipelago, but it will certainly take some time before it can possibly be inhabited (if anyone wants to live there anyway...).

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• A Newborn Island in the Red Sea (NASA Earth Observatory)

Jebel Zubair volcano (Red Sea, Jemen): satellite image shows growth of new island

New images were released from NASA, showing the rapid growth of a new island in the Zubair archipelago in the Red Sea.
This new satellite image, acquired January 7, 2012, suggests that the eruption has risen nearly completely above water. A plume of steam, other volcanic gases, and ash spews from a distinct cone. The land surrounding the vent has grown, and is now about 530 by 710 meters (1,700 by 2,300 feet) across. Once above water, past eruptions in the Zubair Islands were primarily effusive, with relatively runny lava forming thin lava flows.
In contrast to the fragmented rock that forms when lava interacts directly with water, lava that solidifies on land is tough, so this new island is likely to be permanent.
Compare this to the satellite picture of the same area from 23 December to see the growth of the island (below).

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Zubair Vulkan (Rotes Meer): dramatisches Video zeigt Vulkanausbruch

Auf youtube ist mittlerweile ein dramatisches Video des jüngsten Vulkanausbruch im Roten Meer in der Zubair-Inselgruppe westlich vor Jemen aufgetaucht. Das Video wurde von einem Militärhubschrauber aufgenommen und zeigt die neu geborene Insel noch in der stark explosiven Phase, bei der sich Magma im Kontakt mit Meerwasser explosiv mischt und zu riesigen Asche und Dampfwolken führt. Leider ist das Datum des Videos nicht angegeben, es dürfte aber um den 22.-23. Dezember aufgenommen worden sein.

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• Video des Vulkanausbruchs (youtube)

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