Three days after its surprise eruption on May 2, the Chaitén volcano of southern Chile was still pumping out dense clouds of ash. The plume extended over the Andes Mountains, across Argentina, and hundreds of kilometers over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published May 7, 2008
An intense eruption in Indonesia has covered the surrounding landscape in ash.
Published Jan 19, 2014
Chile’s Chaiten Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and steam.
Published Mar 11, 2009
A major eruption occurred at Indonesia’s Kelud volcano on February 13, 2014.
Published Feb 14, 2014
Increased activity at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano caused a new wave of flight cancellations in Ireland and Great Britain in early May 2010.
Published May 5, 2010
Acquired May 22, 2011, this natural-color image shows a plume from Grímsvötn on Iceland.
Published May 24, 2011
A concentrated plume of ash from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano rises over a more diffuse cloud of ash, casting a dark shadow on the lower-altitude cloud.
Published Apr 19, 2010
NASA satellite measurements show the height of the Eyjafjallajökull ash plume on May 7, 2010.
Published May 14, 2010
Acquired May 13, 2010, this natural-color image of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano shows a puffball of volcanic ash towering over a lower-altitude ash plume that fans out toward the southeast.
Published May 17, 2010
