The irregular coastline of Kamchatka provokes large, circular eddies to spin off from the main southwestward-flowing Kamchatka current. Three such eddies are highlighted by surface ice floe patterns.
Published Apr 9, 2012
An ash plume from Shiveluch Volcano cast a dark shadow on the snow-covered Kamchatka Peninsula.
Published Jan 21, 2014
Autumn provides a colorful backdrop for the erupting Sheveluch volcano in this remarkably cloud-free view of Kamchatka taken on October 16.
Published Oct 20, 2011
Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet reveals impurity-rich ice that is thousands of years old.
Published Oct 28, 2014
For the first time in nearly 250 years, the Kambalny Volcano ejected ash.
Published Mar 28, 2017
The eruption at the Kamchatkan volcano continues thirty months after it began.
Published Feb 19, 2016
The mountainous landscape around the volcano is covered in a patchwork of snow, ash, and volcanic debris.
Published May 30, 2013
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