In October 2013, the tallest and most active volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula saw a surge in activity.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
The eruption of Klyuchevskaya Volcano is ongoing, with gas and steam plumes, strombolian activity, and a lava flow.
Land Volcanoes
Fresh lava flows are difficult to distinguish from the barren rock of Tolbachinsky Dol, a volcanic plateau.
Image of the Day Land Volcanoes
Landsat 8 captured these images of lava moving through forests in Hawaii on September 24, 2014.
Heat Land Volcanoes Human Presence
Satellite image of the viscous lava flow creeping down the slopes of Russia’s Kizimen Volcano.
Lava lakes and gas plumes near Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
Two active lave flows: the Kahaulae’a 2 flow and the Peace Day flow, extend north and south from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o.
Heat Land Volcanoes
Image of the Day Heat Land
Volcanic Activity in Kilauea’s East Rift Zone is concentrated in the Kahauale’a 2 lava flow.
A small plume of steam and ash rises from Klyuchevskaya in this detailed false-color image from December 23, 2010.
Volcanoes
Infared satellite imagery shows how lava tubes carry molten basalt from Pu'u 'O'o to the coastal plain.