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New Activity on Kilauea
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New Activity on Kilauea

Published Mar 25, 2008

Volcanoes

Haze over the Philippine Sea
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Haze over the Philippine Sea

Published Apr 21, 2005

Dust and Haze

New Activity on Kilauea
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New Activity on Kilauea

Published Apr 14, 2008

Volcanoes

Sulfur Dioxide and Vog from Kilauea
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Sulfur Dioxide and Vog from Kilauea

In late April 2008, Kilauea Volcano Volcano on Hawaii’s big island continued its pattern of increased activity, including elevated seismic tremors and emissions from the volcano’s Halema‘uma‘u vent.

Published Apr 30, 2008

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Vog from Ambrym Volcano
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Vog from Ambrym Volcano

Ambrym Volcano in the Vanuatu archipelago created large plumes of volcanic fog (vog) in early October 2009.

Published Oct 7, 2009

Atmosphere Volcanoes

Volcanic Haze over Hawai’i
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Volcanic Haze over Hawai’i

Volcanic gases from Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawai'i, blanketed the islands in thick haze in early December 2008.

Published Dec 6, 2008

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Hawaiian Vog Photographed from Space Shuttle
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Hawaiian Vog Photographed from Space Shuttle

This image, taken by the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis shows volcanic plumes from Kilauea rising up from three locations: Halema‘uma‘u Crater, Pu‘u ‘O‘o Crater, and from along the coastline where lava flows from the East Rift zone were entering the ocean.

Published May 22, 2009

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Cloud Swirls and Ripples, Guadalupe Island
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Cloud Swirls and Ripples, Guadalupe Island

Clouds trace out atmospheric eddies and vortices near Baja, California.

Published Sep 9, 2013

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New Activity on Kilauea
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New Activity on Kilauea

Published Apr 28, 2008

Volcanoes

Volcanic Activity at Kilauea
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Volcanic Activity at Kilauea

Volcanic fog&emdash;vog&emdash;swirls around the Hawaiian Islands in this satellite image.

Published Dec 10, 2009

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes