The mountainous landscape around the volcano is covered in a patchwork of snow, ash, and volcanic debris.
Volcanoes
Explosive interactions between lava and snow mark the evolving eruption of Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano.
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A false-color image of Llaima Volcano shows lava flows streaking the summit on April 6, 2009.
Land Volcanoes
Activity at Mount Redoubt caused rapid changes on the nearby landscape in early April 2009.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes Snow and Ice
Winter snows partially cover Chaitén Volcano’s lava dome.
Chile’s Chaiten Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and steam.
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A billowing cloud of ash emanates from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano on April 17, 2010.
A dense plume of ash and steam rises from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in this photo-like image from May 10, 2010.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
A decade-long eruption continues on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
Volcanic ash from Cerro Hudson Volcano stained the snow of the Chilean Andes in mid-November 2011.
Bezymianny Volcano erupted vigorously on the morning of April 14, 2011, leaving lahars and pyroclastic flows behind.
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