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Mount Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
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Mount Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia

This astronaut photo of Tambora Volcano shows layered deposits and a lake within the caldera.

Published Jul 19, 2009

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Activity Slows at Tolbachik
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Activity Slows at Tolbachik

Only small, isolated hot spots remain detectable on the Russian volcano.

Published Sep 16, 2013

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Eruption of Anatahan
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Eruption of Anatahan

Published Jan 7, 2005

Volcanoes

Eruption at Bárdarbunga Volcano
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Eruption at Bárdarbunga Volcano

On September 5, 2014, two new fissures opened up near Vatnajökull ice cap in the ongoing eruption at Iceland’s Bárdarbunga volcano.

Published Sep 5, 2014

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Eruption of Villarrica Volcano
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Eruption of Villarrica Volcano

Volcanic material ejected from one of Chile’s most active volcanoes now masks the snow and glaciers on the mountain’s eastern flank.

Published Mar 12, 2015

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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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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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Sheveluch Volcano Erupts
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Sheveluch Volcano Erupts

Published Oct 14, 2004

Volcanoes

Eruption of Anatahan
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Eruption of Anatahan

Published Apr 6, 2005

Volcanoes

Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland
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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.

Published May 5, 2010

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