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Eruption at Mount Aso
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Eruption at Mount Aso

Landsat 8 observed a thick plume of ash from the Japanese volcano on January 13, 2015.

Published Jan 18, 2015

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Mount St. Helens, Washington
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Mount St. Helens, Washington

On May 18, 1980, Mount Saint Helens volcano erupted. Because the eruption occurred in an easily accessible region of the U.S., Mount St. Helens has provided unprecedented opportunities for U.S. researchers to collect scientific observations of the geology of an active volcano and document the regional ecological impact and recovery from an eruption.

Published May 17, 2004

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Ruapehu Volcano and Tongariro Volcanic Complex
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Ruapehu Volcano and Tongariro Volcanic Complex

The largest and most active of several volcanic centers on New Zealand’s North Island is also the island’s highest mountain.

Published Oct 28, 2013

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An Astronaut’s View of Mount St. Helens
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An Astronaut’s View of Mount St. Helens

The area around the volcano has been left to recover naturally from the disaster, which it has done quite nicely, if slowly.

Published Jul 22, 2018

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Mount Belinda Erupts
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Mount Belinda Erupts

Published Oct 19, 2005

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Mount Belinda Erupts
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Mount Belinda Erupts

Published Oct 21, 2005

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Activity at Raung Volcano
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Activity at Raung Volcano

For the third time in a month, ash emissions from one of the most active volcanoes on the Indonesian island of Java grounded flights.

Published Jul 22, 2015

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Lahar on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
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Lahar on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

Lahars present an ongoing threat to those living around New Zealand’s Mount Ruapehu. On March 18, 2007, one such slurry burst out of Mount Ruapehu’s caldera and flowed down the side of the volcano.

Published Mar 28, 2007

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Mount St. Helens, October 2008
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Mount St. Helens, October 2008

Nearly three decades after the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, the impact on the forest in the blast zone is still obvious in this astronaut photograph. South of the mountain, lush green forests cover the landscape, while north of the mountain, vegetation remains sparse.

Published Jan 1, 2009

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Remembering El Chichon
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Remembering El Chichon

Thirty years ago, an eruption in Mexico devastated a community and altered the climate.

Published Mar 29, 2012

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Restless Mount Cleveland
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Restless Mount Cleveland

A small volcanic plume, fresh debris flows, and ash indicate recent activity at the remote Mount Cleveland Volcano.

Published Jun 3, 2010

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