This true-color image shows the diminutive island of Batu Tara sending a plume of ash and/or steam curving toward the northwest.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Volcanoes
The Soufriere Hills volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released a plume of ash and/or steam in late November 2008.
This true-color image from July 27, 2009, shows a plume blowing toward the northwest from Batu Tara. The distinct segments of the plume suggest that it was released in pulses of volcanic activity.