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Aerosols from Chaiten Volcano
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Aerosols from Chaiten Volcano

On May 2, 2008, the Chaiten Volcano of southern Chile rumbled to life, also sending a cloud of ash high into the atmosphere.

Published May 24, 2008

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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Grímsvötn
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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Grímsvötn

A NASA satellite caught this glimpse of a plume rising and drifting from the Icelandic volcano in May 2011.

Published Jun 2, 2011

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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Llaima Volcano
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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Llaima Volcano

On January 1, 2008, Chile’s Llaima Volcano erupted, raining ash on the local wilderness park and sending a column of smoke skyward. In addition to volcanic ash, Llaima’s eruption released a plume of sulfur dioxide. The initially intense plume thinned as it moved eastward.

Published Jan 9, 2008

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Sarychev Eruption Generates Large Cloud of Sulfur Dioxide
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Sarychev Eruption Generates Large Cloud of Sulfur Dioxide

A large cloud of sulfur dioxide stretched across the Northern Pacific Ocean following the eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano in mid-June 2009.

Published Jun 18, 2009

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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Kilauea
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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Kilauea

Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, but it is of the sort that tends to ooze lava more often than it explodes. But starting on March 19, a small explosion rained rock and ash over the summit. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory warned on March 28 that sulfur dioxide concentrations in the air downwind from the volcano were likely to be hazardous. Even before the March 19 explosion, elevated sulfur dioxide levels prompted the National Park Service to close part of Crater Rim Drive.

Published Mar 29, 2008

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