A powerful volcanic eruption in South America sent volcanic ash around the world to stop air traffic in New Zealand and Australia. The ash plume is distinct in these images of the two countries.
Two days of continuous emissions at the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex have created an ash plume the extends more than 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 kilometers).
A plume of fine ash from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano stretches more than 100 kilometers across Chile and the Pacific Ocean as the volcano continues erupting after more than five months.