An explosion at the Salvadoran volcano lofted ash over the surrounding landscape.
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In the waning days of 2012, a series of explosions and ash emissions occurred at this volcano in Nicaragua.
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The eruption of San Miguel left the volcano’s summit coated in a veneer of ash.
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The paths of more than a dozen lahars radiate down the flanks of El Salvador’s Volcáan San Vicente in all directions following torrential rains in November 2009.
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Resuspended ash from Chile's Calbuco Volcano has spread out over Argentina.
A fresh plume drifted over the Kamchatka Peninsula after bursting from the volcano.
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Ash from Peru’s most active volcano fell on villages, schools, and health centers.
Alaska’s Pavlof volcano was erupting when the Aqua satellite passed over on November 14, 2014.
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After four decades of quiet, the volcano in southern Chile erupted explosively on April 22, 2015.