Red Sea Volcano Erupts Hot New Island

Lava fountains rose as high as 30 meters (100 feet) in the Red Sea, Dec 19th 2011,  off the coast of Yemen. According to Discovery news, the eruption looked to have resulted in the birth of a new island and was seen above launching a plume of hot ash and water vapor. NASA's Advanced Land Imager on board its Earth Observing One satellite pictured it on Dec 23, 2011.