A dangerous mixture of ash, rock, and hot gas rushed down the slopes of Fuego during a strong eruption from this persistently active volcano.
Published Jun 5, 2018
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.
Published May 7, 2008
For the first time in more than a century, Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano awoke with an explosive eruption.
Published Dec 9, 2015
An ash plume billows above one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes.
Published Feb 23, 2015
The Landsat 8 satellite captured this image of volcanic ash drifting over Guatemala.
Published May 19, 2016
Increased activity at Eyjafjallajökull Volcano caused a new wave of flight cancellations in Ireland and Great Britain in early May 2010.
Published May 5, 2010
An intense eruption in Indonesia has covered the surrounding landscape in ash.
Published Jan 19, 2014
Planchón-Peteroa Volcano emits an ash plume on September 18, 2010.
Published Sep 21, 2010
Koryaksky (or Koryakski) Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula released a plume of ash and/or steam in late December 2008.
Published Dec 30, 2008
Acquired July 3, 2011, this natural-color image shows a plume from Soputan Volcano on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Published Jul 8, 2011
