Volcanoes
Steady emissions of steam and sulfur dioxide continue at North Pagan Volcano, Mariana Islands.
Land Volcanoes
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.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
A plume from an active volcano in the Vanuatu archipelago extended over the South Pacific Ocean.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Acquired March 7, 2013, this image shows a plume from Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano.
Remote Nabro Volcano, along the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, emitted a thick plume of volcanic gases on June 15, 2011.
On May 2, 2008, the Chaiten Volcano of southern Chile rumbled to life, also sending a cloud of ash high into the atmosphere.
Acquired June 6, 2010, this natural-color image shows a thick, brown plume from Gaua Volcano in the north, and a faint, blue-gray plume from Ambrym in the south.