A plume from an active volcano in the Vanuatu archipelago extended over the South Pacific Ocean.
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An unexpected series of blasts from a remote volcano in the Kuril Islands sent ash and volcanic gases streaming high over the North Pacific Ocean.
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The volcano has been erupting sporadically in 2020.
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This true-color image from July 27, 2009, shows a plume blowing toward the northwest from Batu Tara. The distinct segments of the plume suggest that it was released in pulses of volcanic activity.
Acquired March 7, 2013, this image shows a plume from Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano.
A GOES image shows a plume from Mount Redoubt rising above the surrounding clouds before dissipating and spreading northward on March 26, 2009.
Volcanic activity that ramped up in late May 2020 has continued into August.
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