Images related to Growth of Nishino-shima Volcanic Island

Still Huffing and Puffing
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Still Huffing and Puffing

The ongoing volcanic eruption at Nishino-shima is building up the island in the western Pacific Ocean.

Published Aug 29, 2014

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Steam and Ash Plume over Tinakula Island
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Steam and Ash Plume over Tinakula Island

After satellites detected a “hotspot” on Tinakula, a tiny island in the South Pacific, a high-resolution image confirmed volcanic activity.

Published Feb 18, 2012

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Volcanic Activity at Krakatau
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Volcanic Activity at Krakatau

This true-color image from July 7, 2009, shows Anak Krakatau releasing a small plume of steam that blows toward the southwest.

Published Jul 14, 2009

Land Volcanoes

Volcanic Island in the Pacific Turns Two
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Volcanic Island in the Pacific Turns Two

Nishinoshima has grown to twelve times its original size.

Published Nov 29, 2015

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“New” Pacific Island Consumes Its Neighbor
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“New” Pacific Island Consumes Its Neighbor

In the western Pacific Ocean, a new volcanic island that formed in the shadow of Nishino-shima has merged with it. The island has doubled in size as the eruption continues.

Published Apr 4, 2014

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Gas and Ash Plume from Paluweh Volcano
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Gas and Ash Plume from Paluweh Volcano

Indonesia’s Paluweh Volcano (also known as Rokatenda) continues to erupt.

Published Apr 1, 2013

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Fires Ravage Kangaroo Island
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Fires Ravage Kangaroo Island

Nearly one-third of the island appears to have burned.

Published Jan 9, 2020

Land Life Drought Fires

Ash Plume from Anatahan
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Ash Plume from Anatahan

Published Mar 28, 2006

Volcanoes

Connecting Islands in the Pacific
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Connecting Islands in the Pacific

The eruption of an undersea volcano gave rise to new real estate between two islands in the kingdom of Tonga.

Published May 3, 2015

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New Island Made of Tuff Stuff
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New Island Made of Tuff Stuff

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai is likely to persist for years, maybe decades.

Published Dec 11, 2017

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Plume from Jebel at Tair
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Plume from Jebel at Tair

Published Nov 21, 2007

Volcanoes

Nishinoshima Belches Ash and Lava
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Nishinoshima Belches Ash and Lava

A young volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean has been going through some growing pains.

Published Jul 6, 2020

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Umnak Island
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Umnak Island

Landsat caught a rare glimpse of the third-largest Aleutian Island.

Published Oct 20, 2017

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When Two Become One
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When Two Become One

Volcanic activity may soon fuse a newly formed island to its neighbor Nishino-shima.

Published Dec 24, 2013

Land Volcanoes

Volcanic Plumes Escape Ambrym Volcano
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Volcanic Plumes Escape Ambrym Volcano

A rare clear sky revealed the active heart of the South Pacific volcano.

Published Aug 13, 2013

Land Volcanoes

Eruption of Raung Volcano
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Eruption of Raung Volcano

One of the most active volcanoes on the Indonesian island of Java spewed fresh ash and gases in early July 2015.

Published Jul 14, 2015

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El Hierro Still Churning the Sea
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El Hierro Still Churning the Sea

The submarine eruption at El Hierro is turning the waters around the island into a jacuzzi-like mineral bath.

Published Nov 8, 2011

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