Zhupanovsky Ash Plume

An explosive event at the volcano released a cloud of ash up to 10 kilometers over the Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Volcanic Quartet

Four of the volcanoes erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula are visible in one satellite image.

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Four Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes

Four volcanoes were erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in early April 2010.

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Russian Volcano Rumbles

For the first time in nearly 250 years, the Kambalny Volcano ejected ash.

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Ashfall on Zhupanovsky Volcano

Explosive events continued at a Russian volcano, turning white snow grey with ash.

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Activity at Koryaksky Volcano

Acquired August 27, 2009, this true-color image shows a pale plume blowing away from Koryaksky Volcano toward the east-northeast. The plume arcs slightly as it approaches the Bering Sea.

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Plumes Over the Kamchatka Peninsula

Shiveluch and Klyuchevskaya volcanoes were busily puffing away in early January 2018.

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Steam Explosions at Zhupanovsky Volcano

Ash and heat hint at a new eruption brewing on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Ashfall from Shiveluch

Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

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A Plume Advances Over Shiveluch

Ash from one of Kamchatka’s most active volcanoes headed toward Alaska.

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Ash and Snow at Shiveluch

An eruption from one of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula deposited a long trail of ash across the landscape.

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Ashfall from Karymsky Volcano

Karymsky Volcano’s ash covered slopes are evidence of its frequent eruptions.

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Snowy Kamchatka

The remote Russian peninsula was covered in snow and unobscured by clouds.

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Eruption at Sabancaya

Ash rising from an active volcano in Peru casts a striking shadow.

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A Kamchatkan Autumn

Autumn provides a colorful backdrop for the erupting Sheveluch volcano in this remarkably cloud-free view of Kamchatka taken on October 16.

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Activity at Tolbachik Volcano

Acquired November 26 and 29, 2012, these images compare conditions on Tolbachik Volcano, which rumbled to life in late November 2012.

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Volcanic Eruptions on the Kamchatkan Peninsula

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“V” is for Volcano

Ash paints the snow to the northwest and northeast of Russia’s Shiveluch volcano.

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Activity at Shiveluch Volcano

Quiet winds on an early spring day allowed a plume of gas and ash to hover above Shiveluch Volcano.

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Activity at Klyuchevskaya Volcano Resumes

After a respite of less than a month, Klyuchevskaya Volcano resumed erupting in late November 2010.

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