Taken February 10, 2011, this astronaut photograph shows Pico de Orizaba, Mexico.
Published Feb 28, 2011
The topography of Popocatépetl exhibits the classic cone shape of a stratovolcano.
Published Dec 3, 2005
In August 2015, Cotopaxi volcano awoke with its first significant eruption in more than 70 years.
Published Sep 16, 2015
During much of August, ash streamed from the ever active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Published Aug 24, 2017
Emissions of gas and ash indicate an increase in activity at Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano in January 2010.
Published Jan 28, 2010
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
Three Central American countries—El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua—have coastline along the Gulf of Fonseca, which opens into the Pacific Ocean. The southern boundary of the Gulf is a peninsula formed by the Cosigüina Volcano. Cosigüina is a stratovolcano, which is a cone-shaped volcano formed by alternating layers of solidified lava and volcanic rocks produced by explosive eruptions.
Published Dec 31, 2007
