Satellite image of the scars left behind by hot volcanic avalanches from Merapi Volcano, Indonesia.
Published Nov 17, 2010
Widespread deposits of volcanic debris from frequent pyroclastic flows drape the slopes of Kizimen Volcano.
Published Mar 29, 2013
A jumble of hot ash, rock, and soil poured down the slopes of the Guatemalan volcano in early June. Weeks later, satellites continued to detect elevated temperatures in the thick deposits.
Published Jun 27, 2018Image of the Day Heat Land Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
This visualization shows the approximate location of an avalanche of hot ash and volcanic gas flowing down Indonesia’s erupting Mount Merapi volcano on October 30, 2010.
Published Nov 5, 2010
Dark volcanic debris mars the otherwise pristine lower flanks of Shiveluch Volcano, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Shiveluch’s growing lava dome.
Published Feb 24, 2012
The Nicaraguan volcano erupted for the first time in more than a century.
Published Mar 5, 2016
Satellite image of the viscous lava flow creeping down the slopes of Russia’s Kizimen Volcano.
Published Feb 6, 2012
Eruptions at glacier-mantled Nevado del Ruiz Volcano in Colombia have been accompanied by deadly mudflows.
Published May 3, 2010
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