Fresh debris avalanches and a growing lava dome on Mount Shiveluch illustrate some of the processes that build stratovolcanoes.
Land Volcanoes
Slow growth of a lava dome characterizes the current eruption of Shiveluch Volcano, on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
An ash-rich volcanic plume rises above the snowy slopes of Shiveluch Volcano.
Atmosphere Land Volcanoes
A thin plume of ash and/or steam streamed from Shiveluch Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula on October 3, 2009.
Evidence of four types of volcanic activity at Mexico’s Colima Volcano.
The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s EO-1 satellite acquired this image of Shiveluch Volcano venting gas and ash on September 7, 2010.
Image of the Day Land Volcanoes
Dark volcanic debris mars the otherwise pristine lower flanks of Shiveluch Volcano, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Shiveluch’s growing lava dome.
Volcanoes
A cycle of lava dome growth and collapse is feeding pyrolcastic flows and ash plumes at the Indonesian volcano.
Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
Atmosphere Volcanoes
Ash and debris continue to change the look of Shiveluch Volcano.
Land Volcanoes Snow and Ice
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