For the first time in more than a century, Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano awoke with an explosive eruption.
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Increased activity at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano caused a new wave of flight cancellations in Ireland and Great Britain in early May 2010.
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Chile’s Chaiten Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and steam.
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Three days after its surprise eruption on May 2, the Chaitén volcano of southern Chile was still pumping out dense clouds of ash. The plume extended over the Andes Mountains, across Argentina, and hundreds of kilometers over the Atlantic Ocean.
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A dense plume of ash and steam rises from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in this photo-like image from May 10, 2010.
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