2014–2015 eruption of Pico do Fogo

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The 2014–2015 eruption of Pico do Fogo was a major volcanic event on the Cape Verde island of Fogo that caused significant lava flows, destruction of villages, and large-scale evacuations.

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Label Occurrences
2014–2015 eruption of Pico do Fogo canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural disaster ⓘ
volcanic eruption ⓘ
associatedWith Cha das Caldeiras ⓘ
linked to: Chã das Caldeiras

Fogo caldera ⓘ
cause magma ascent ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Cape Verde ⓘ
linked to: Cape Verde Islands
destroyed Bangaeira ⓘ
Portela ⓘ
endTime 2015 ⓘ
eruptionStyle Hawaiian activity ⓘ
Strombolian activity ⓘ
eruptionType effusive eruption ⓘ
hasEffect damage to infrastructure ⓘ
destruction of agricultural land ⓘ
destruction of villages ⓘ
displacement of residents ⓘ
large-scale evacuations ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
hazardType ashfall hazard ⓘ
lava flow hazard ⓘ
impact damage to public buildings ⓘ
damage to roads ⓘ
economic losses for Cape Verde ⓘ
long-term displacement of population ⓘ
loss of crops ⓘ
loss of homes ⓘ
isOnIsland Fogo ⓘ
location Cape Verde ⓘ
linked to: Cape Verde Islands

Fogo Island ⓘ
Pico do Fogo ⓘ
monitoredBy local civil protection authorities ⓘ
volcanological observatories ⓘ
naturalHazardCategory volcanic eruption in Cape Verde ⓘ
partOf 21st-century volcanic eruptions ⓘ
volcanism of Cape Verde ⓘ
produced basaltic lava ⓘ
prompted evacuation of Cha das Caldeiras ⓘ
humanitarian response ⓘ
international aid ⓘ
relatedEvent 1995 eruption of Pico do Fogo ⓘ
significance one of the most destructive eruptions in Fogo’s recent history ⓘ
startTime 2014-11-23 ⓘ
timePeriod 2014–2015 ⓘ
volcano Pico do Fogo ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fogo (Cape Verde) → lastMajorEruption → 2014–2015 eruption of Pico do Fogo ⓘ
Chã das Caldeiras → experiencedEvent → 2014–2015 eruption of Pico do Fogo ⓘ