Three days after its surprise eruption on May 2, the Chaitén volcano of southern Chile was still pumping out dense clouds of ash. The plume extended over the Andes Mountains, across Argentina, and hundreds of kilometers over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published May 7, 2008
Chile’s Chaiten Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and steam.
Published Mar 11, 2009
In early 2009, Chaitén Volcano continued its months-long period of unrest. On January 19, 2009, the volcano experienced an explosive dome collaps.
Published Jan 20, 2009
A dense plume of ash and steam rises from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in this photo-like image from May 10, 2010.
Published May 10, 2010
Koryaksky (or Koryakski) Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula released a plume of ash and/or steam in late December 2008.
Published Dec 30, 2008
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