Colima Volcano Erupts

An ash plume billows above one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes.

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Klyuchevskaya Eruption Continues

A fresh lava flow was working its way down the southeast flank of the volcano when Landsat acquired this image.

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Klyuchevskaya Volcano

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Eruptions of Shiveluch and Klyuchevskaya Sopka

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Activity at Klyuchevskaya Volcano Resumes

After a respite of less than a month, Klyuchevskaya Volcano resumed erupting in late November 2010.

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Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

Increased activity at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano caused a new wave of flight cancellations in Ireland and Great Britain in early May 2010.

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Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano

The eruption of Klyuchevskaya Volcano is ongoing, with gas and steam plumes, strombolian activity, and a lava flow.

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Volcanic Eruptions on the Kamchatkan Peninsula

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Volcanic Eruptions on the Kamchatka Peninsula

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Eruption of Klyuchevskaya Volcano

The rising sun bathes the eastern half of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula with light, casting long shadows in the west. The shadows highlight the plume of ash that continues to rise from the Klyuchevskaya Volcano. The largest and most active volcano on the peninsula, Klyuchevskaya has erupted regularly since its first recorded eruption in 1697. Its most recent activity began in mid-January 2005, and has not abated.

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Ash Covers Klyuchevskaya Volcano

Klyuchevskaya Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula was covered in ash on March 10, 2010.

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Bezymianny Volcano

Bezymianny Volcano erupted vigorously on the morning of April 14, 2011, leaving lahars and pyroclastic flows behind.

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