Images related to Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Remembering a Monster Eruption
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Remembering a Monster Eruption

It was the largest eruption of the 20th century, but you've probably never heard of it.

Published Jun 9, 2012

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Roiling Ash Plume above Sinabung Volcano
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Roiling Ash Plume above Sinabung Volcano

An intense eruption in Indonesia has covered the surrounding landscape in ash.

Published Jan 19, 2014

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Sangeang Api Erupts
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Sangeang Api Erupts

An explosive volcanic eruption in Indonesia has proved a hazard to air travelers.

Published Jun 3, 2014

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Indonesia’s Mount Kelud Erupts
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Indonesia’s Mount Kelud Erupts

A major eruption occurred at Indonesia’s Kelud volcano on February 13, 2014.

Published Feb 14, 2014

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Ash and Snow, Veniamonof Volcano
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Ash and Snow, Veniamonof Volcano

Satellite images captured the ongoing, low-level eruption of one of the Alaskan Peninsula’s largest volcanoes.

Published Aug 3, 2013

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Ash and Snow at Shiveluch
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Ash and Snow at Shiveluch

An eruption from one of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula deposited a long trail of ash across the landscape.

Published Apr 19, 2019

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Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland
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Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

A tan plume of ash arced across northern Europe on April 16, 2010, when this true-color image was acquired.

Published Apr 16, 2010

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Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
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Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Italy

Published Mar 25, 2006

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Changed Landscape Around Sinabung
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Changed Landscape Around Sinabung

On February 1, 2014, fifteen people were killed when hot debris from this Indonesian volcano engulfed the village of Sukameriah.

Published Feb 12, 2014

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Indonesia’s Mount Kelut Erupts
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Indonesia’s Mount Kelut Erupts

NASA satellites detected ash from Mount Kelut nearly 20 kilometers (12 miles) in the atmosphere within two hours of the explosive February 13 eruption.

Published Feb 15, 2014

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Ash Over the Gulf of Alaska
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Ash Over the Gulf of Alaska

During a recent bout of activity, Veniaminof volcano rumbled and spit out ash, lava, and volcanic gases.

Published Nov 28, 2018

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Snow and Ash Above Katmai
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Snow and Ash Above Katmai

This plume of ash traces its origins to the 1912 eruption of the Novarupta volcano.

Published Dec 5, 2016

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Remembering El Chichon
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Remembering El Chichon

Thirty years ago, an eruption in Mexico devastated a community and altered the climate.

Published Mar 29, 2012

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Beauty Carved by Nature’s Violence
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Beauty Carved by Nature’s Violence

Ash, pumice, and steam shaped the landscape around Katmai and Novarupta.

Published Oct 27, 2019

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Mt. Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
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Mt. Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

The glacier-covered Redoubt Volcano is one of many that line Alaska’s southern shores. In late January 2009, the volcano started to rumble once again.

Published Feb 11, 2009

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Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland
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Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

Color codes reveal ash layers at different altitudes during eruptions at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano on April 19, 2010.

Published Apr 28, 2010

Atmosphere Volcanoes Remote Sensing