![4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta
4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7308.jpg) 6 March, 16h, f=300mm. 50m high jet of sea-water steam erupts dark blocks which, a few seconds later, plunge in the sea (right).
| ![4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta
4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7309.jpg) 6 March, 16h, f=300mm. Often big explosions at sea level eject hot bombs which leave a characteristic steam trail (note small ones at right).
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4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7430.jpg) 10 March, 5h40m-6h00m, f=300mm. Explosions of incandescent bombs at a lava entry in the sea. After 20 minutes the explosions stopped.
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4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7444.jpg) 10 March, 6h20, f=300mm. 20 minutes later, explosions started again: note steam rising from boiling water at right.
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![4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta
4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7187.jpg) 4 March, 16h, f=135mm. A steam fountain, 50m tall, ejecting incandescent bombs which leave a steam trail. Photos taken 2 seconds apart.
| ![4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta
4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7484.jpg) 11 March, 17h, f=300mm. Steam columns rise higher and higher from the sea and take on the strangest shapes.
| ![4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta
4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7482.jpg) 11 March, 17h, f=300mm. The lava flow (incadescent blocks at left) continues to enter the sea, causing a steam jet. Note seagull for scale.
| ![4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta
4.-11. March 2007: Phreatic Explosions at the Lava Delta](icons/stromboli-2007-mf7489.jpg) 11 March, 18h, f=300mm. The same jet of sea-water steam seen during twilight: note bombs plunging in the sea at right.
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