Plume from Batu Tara

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.

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Plume from Suwanose-jima

Acquired on July 5, 2009, this natural-color image shows a beige plume from Suwanose-jima fanning out as it heads northeast.

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Plume from Suwanose-jima

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Ash Plume from Batu Tara

Batu Tara erupted ash over 2,000 meters high on March 15, 2010.

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Raikoke Erupts

An unexpected series of blasts from a remote volcano in the Kuril Islands sent ash and volcanic gases streaming high over the North Pacific Ocean.

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Plume from Anatahan

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Ambrym Volcano Ash Plume

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Ash Plume across the North Atlantic

Acquired April 15, 2010, this natural-color image shows an ash plume blowing from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano toward the east-southeast across the North Atlantic. The plume’s tan hue indicates a fairly high ash content.

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Plume from Batu Tara

This true-color image shows the diminutive island of Batu Tara sending a plume of ash and/or steam curving toward the northwest.

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Ash Plumes from Redoubt Volcano

Thermal infrared images reveal ash plumes from Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt Volcano on March 23, 2009.

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Ash at Agung

Mount Agung continues to erupt, ejecting a volcanic plume of gas and ash over the Indonesian island of Bali.

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Ash and Steam from Sarychev Peak

A true-color MODIS image shows water vapor and volcanic ash erupting from Sarychev Peak and forming a counter-clockwise arc over the Sea of Okhotsk on June 16, 2009.

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