2014–15 eruption of Fogo

The 2014–15 eruption of Fogo was a minor eruption that began on 23 November 2014, it was less intensified on December 8, it became intensified on December 19 but decreased and would be finished on February 8. It was the next volcanic actiivty in 19 years and was the longest since the 1857 eruption, longer than the last previous two eruptions. According to the Volcanic Explosivity Index, it was measured 3, the first since records began.

The Fogo volcano started erupting shortly after 10 a.m. of Sunday, 23 November 2014. There had been a few days of heightened seismic activity, but they worsened beginning at 8 p.m. on Saturday night.[2] The eruption began at Pico Pequeno and started at another location near the crater made by the 1995 eruption.

The population of Chã das Caldeiras, totaling around 1,000 inhabitants, spent the night outside their homes due to the strong earthquakes, and started being evacuated when the eruption began. As in 1995, some people initially refused to abandon their homes, but eventually heeded the authorities' instructions.

On November 27, lava flow moved northward toward the village center. On the first days of eruption, a 3.5 km stretch the southern basalt paved road that connected São Filipe was covered with lava from around 400 m from the center down to around the 4th kilometer, the road was reduced to a track encircling the previous and current lava flows and rerouted to north of the center, at the time, two parts of the route were unaffected, the south west of Pico Pequeno were covered with lava on December 12 and left a section around 1 km south of Portela unaffected. The lava on November 30 went more than a kilometer south of the ruined highway (EN3-FG05) to Bordeira near Cabeça Fundão, the first lava flow since the 1680 eruption and parts since 1951. On December 1, lava flow was at the rate of 15 meters an hour and engulfed 400 ha of land, ruined 18 houses and was 3 meters close to the village center. A day later, lava entered into Portela where 50 houses were destroyed along with the school, its local hotel Pedra Brabo. On December 7, much of Portela was ruined and 70% of Bangaeira. On December 9, lava reached more areas inside the Bordeira and Bangaeira and on December 12 it affected almost all of Bangaeira leaving one small part unaffected, it was the first lava flow since 1951, also its variety of pine trees were largely killed. Overall volcanic clouds rarely covered the village, it went north and south.

Not long after the eruption, the 2014–15 Fogo Premier Division just started its new season. Into the second round of competition, as the Baxada-Nô Pintcha and Spartak-Academica were about to begin that day after the noon hour, as the eruption started four hours before the scheduled match, the second round was delayed and the Spartak d'Aguadinha-Académica match was rescheduled for December 14 and the Baxada-Nô Pintcha for December 17. The remaining rounds matches were largely rescheduled and its weeks that had breaks were removed. It probably cancelled the 2014–15 Fogo Cup was cancelled and probably the 2014 Santiago Super Cup with Sporting Praia-Tchadense on the opposite island of Santiago. The third round matches were rescheduled for December 20–29 and lasted for two weeks. After the volcanic activity dwindled, the Premier Division resumed competition on January 10. It did not affect the Second Division competition which started over a week after the eruption.

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