On February 1, 2014, fifteen people were killed when hot debris from this Indonesian volcano engulfed the village of Sukameriah.
Published Feb 12, 2014
A new eruption of the Chaitén Volcano forced authorities to evacuate residents who had returned to the nearby town of the same name. Ash emissions from the eruption spread across Patagonia to the Argentine east coast.
Published Feb 20, 2009
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
An ash plume billows above one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes.
Published Feb 23, 2015
Acquired May 22, 2011, this natural-color image shows a plume from Grímsvötn on Iceland.
Published May 24, 2011
Acquired May 13, 2010, this natural-color image of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano shows a puffball of volcanic ash towering over a lower-altitude ash plume that fans out toward the southeast.
Published May 17, 2010
For the first time in more than a century, Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano awoke with an explosive eruption.
Published Dec 9, 2015
A billowing cloud of ash emanates from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano on April 17, 2010.
Published Apr 20, 2010
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
A major eruption occurred at Indonesia’s Kelud volcano on February 13, 2014.
Published Feb 14, 2014
Three days after its surprise eruption on May 2, the Chaitén volcano of southern Chile was still pumping out dense clouds of ash. The plume extended over the Andes Mountains, across Argentina, and hundreds of kilometers over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published May 7, 2008
Chile’s Chaiten Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and steam.
Published Mar 11, 2009
An explosive volcanic eruption in Indonesia has proved a hazard to air travelers.
Published Jun 3, 2014
Color codes reveal ash layers at different altitudes during eruptions at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano on April 19, 2010.
Published Apr 28, 2010
The volcano spewed fresh ash and lava in mid-February 2015.
Published Feb 19, 2015
Acquired May 2, 2010, this natural-color image shows an ash plume and steam over the summit of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano. An ash plume blows toward the southeast, passing over a dark ash field on the land surface.
Published May 5, 2010
