Plume from Sakura-jima

Winds pushed ash from Sakura-jima south then east after an eruption on May 21, 2015.

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Planchón-Peteroa Volcano

Peteroa Volcano emits ash, continuing an eruption that began in early September.

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Ash above Ubinas Volcano

Frequent ash plumes characterize the 2014 eruption of the Peruvian volcano.

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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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Activity at Popocatépetl

Popocatépetl is sending steam, gas, and ash aloft.

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

Acquired May 2, 2010, this natural-color image shows an ash plume and steam over the summit of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano. An ash plume blows toward the southeast, passing over a dark ash field on the land surface.

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Chile’s Chaiten Volcano Erupts

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.

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Plume from Batu Tara

A small ash plume rises from Batu Tara Volcano, Indonesia.

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Planchón-Peteroa Volcano

Planchón-Peteroa Volcano emitted a dark gray plume of ash on September 21, 2010.

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Mt. Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

On March 26, 2009, Redoubt Volcano sent a column of ash some 19,800 meters (65,000 feet) above sea level, and sent a lahar through the Drift River Valley.

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Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

Increased activity at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano caused a new wave of flight cancellations in Ireland and Great Britain in early May 2010.

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Ash Plume at the Bulusan Volcano

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