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Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano
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Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano

Published May 22, 2006

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Violent Blast from Sinabung
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Violent Blast from Sinabung

The Indonesian volcano blew a chunk of its peak into the sky, dropping ash across tens of kilometers and sending up a sulfur dioxide plume.

Published Feb 21, 2018

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Continuing Effects of Chaiten Volcano
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Continuing Effects of Chaiten Volcano

Days after a large-scale eruption from Chile's Chaiten Volcano on February 19, 2009, volcanic ash lingered on the Patagonian landscape.

Published Feb 25, 2009

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Ash from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
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Ash from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

This series of images tracks ash from a Chilean volcano that made a nearly complete circle around the world.

Published Jun 18, 2011

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Eruption of Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland
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Eruption of Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland

Ash from Grímsvötn spread over the North Sea on May 24, 2011, canceling several hundred flights in Scotland and Scandinavia.

Published May 24, 2011

Atmosphere Volcanoes

Volcanic Ash on Slopes of Karymsky
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Volcanic Ash on Slopes of Karymsky

Volcanic ash from earlier eruptions has settled onto the snowy landscape, leaving dark gray swaths. The ash stains are confined to the south of the Karymsky’s summit, one large stain fanning out toward the southwest, and another toward the east.

Published Jun 17, 2007

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Sangeang Api Erupts
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Sangeang Api Erupts

An explosive volcanic eruption in Indonesia has proved a hazard to air travelers.

Published Jun 3, 2014

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Ash and Snow, Veniamonof Volcano
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Ash and Snow, Veniamonof Volcano

Satellite images captured the ongoing, low-level eruption of one of the Alaskan Peninsula’s largest volcanoes.

Published Aug 3, 2013

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Mount Redoubt Stirs
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Mount Redoubt Stirs

In contrast to the explosive eruptions of the previous week, ash emissions from Mount Redoubt became more frequent but confined to lower altitudes on March 30, 2009. The commercial satellite GeoEye-1 captured a high-resolution view of the volcano the same day.

Published Apr 1, 2009

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
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Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

After five months of continuous eruption, the area surrounding Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano is covered with ash.

Published Nov 5, 2011

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