Reaching a height of 4 to 5 kilometers (13,000-17,000 feet), the plume of ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano rises above a sea of clouds in this image from May 12, 2010.
Published May 12, 2010Acquired on May 15, 2010, this natural-color image shows a brown and gray plume blowing off the coast of Iceland from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano.
Published May 17, 2010Acquired May 13, 2010, this natural-color image of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano shows a puffball of volcanic ash towering over a lower-altitude ash plume that fans out toward the southeast.
Published May 17, 2010Acquired May 22, 2011, this natural-color image shows a plume from Grímsvötn on Iceland.
Published May 24, 2011A concentrated plume of ash from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano rises over a more diffuse cloud of ash, casting a dark shadow on the lower-altitude cloud.
Published Apr 19, 2010Increased activity at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano caused a new wave of flight cancellations in Ireland and Great Britain in early May 2010.
Published May 5, 2010A dense plume of ash and steam rises from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in this photo-like image from May 10, 2010.
Published May 10, 2010Acquired May 2, 2010, this natural-color image shows an ash plume and steam over the summit of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano. An ash plume blows toward the southeast, passing over a dark ash field on the land surface.
Published May 5, 2010A high plume of ash and steam from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano hangs over a lower cloud of wind-blown ash in this natural-color image from May 7, 2010.
Published May 7, 2010Ash from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano continues to fill the sky over Iceland, but the plume is heading away from much of Europe.
Published May 18, 2010