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Mount Etna
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Mount Etna

Ash and gas presage a paroxysm (small eruption) at Italy’s Mount Etna

Published Apr 28, 2013

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Activity at Mt. Etna
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Activity at Mt. Etna

Italy’s Mt. Etna unleashed a spasm of volcanic activity on April 10, 2011. Ash, lava, and gas were all released from the episode which lasted through the course of the day.

Published Apr 14, 2011

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Volcanic Plumes Tower over Mount Etna
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Volcanic Plumes Tower over Mount Etna

Complex volcanic plumbing produced two distinct plumes above Europe’s most active volcano.

Published Nov 6, 2013

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Volcanic Ash on Slopes of Karymsky
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Volcanic Ash on Slopes of Karymsky

Volcanic ash from earlier eruptions has settled onto the snowy landscape, leaving dark gray swaths. The ash stains are confined to the south of the Karymsky’s summit, one large stain fanning out toward the southwest, and another toward the east.

Published Jun 17, 2007

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Mount Redoubt Stirs
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Mount Redoubt Stirs

In contrast to the explosive eruptions of the previous week, ash emissions from Mount Redoubt became more frequent but confined to lower altitudes on March 30, 2009. The commercial satellite GeoEye-1 captured a high-resolution view of the volcano the same day.

Published Apr 1, 2009

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Ash Plume from Batu Tara
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Ash Plume from Batu Tara

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

Published Mar 15, 2010

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Steaming Mount Etna
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Steaming Mount Etna

Even in the absence of an eruption, there are signs of activity at the summit of Mount Etna.

Published Oct 1, 2010

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Eruption of Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland
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Eruption of Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland

Ash from Grímsvötn spread over the North Sea on May 24, 2011, canceling several hundred flights in Scotland and Scandinavia.

Published May 24, 2011

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Lava Flows and Volcanic Plume on Etna
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Lava Flows and Volcanic Plume on Etna

Mount Etna&rsquos;s 13th paroxysm of 2011 created lava flows and a volcanic plume.

Published Sep 13, 2011

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Mount Etna Erupts
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Mount Etna Erupts

Published Nov 16, 2005

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