On September 5, 2014, two new fissures opened up near Vatnajökull ice cap in the ongoing eruption at Iceland’s Bárdarbunga volcano.
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The volcano has been spewing ash in its first eruption since 2014.
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In late August and September 2014, this volcanic region of Iceland began spewing vast amounts of lava.
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Heat, steam, and sulfur dioxide from the fissure eruption appear to affect cloud patterns around the volcano.
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Nyamuragira volcano began spouting lava into the skies above Congo in November 2011, sending up spectacular water vapor clouds as well.
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Clouds obscured Kizimen Volcano’s plume in this true-color satellite image, but in false-color the plume shows up clearly.
The eruption of a volcano near Guatemala City covered nearby communities with ash.
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After four decades of quiet, the volcano in southern Chile erupted explosively on April 22, 2015.
After more than a month of eruption, lava continues to flow from Tolbachik Volcano.
Lava fountains erupt near Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland, on March 24, 2010.