These nested volcanic features grew as small, secondary vents along the flanks of larger volcanoes.
Published Mar 19, 2020
An ash plume billows above one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes.
Published Feb 23, 2015
A volcanic plume rises above Japan’s Shinmoe-dake Volcano, while a lava dome grows within its summit crater.
Published Feb 4, 2011
Central Africa’s highly active Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes simultaneously release volcanic plumes.
Published Feb 14, 2015
A young volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean has been going through some growing pains.
Published Jul 6, 2020
Ethiopia’s most active volcano has seen a surge of recent activity.
Published Jan 28, 2017
Thick ash from Shinmoe-dake rises above the cloud-covered Kirishima volcanic field.
Published Jan 31, 2011
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
On March 26, 2009, Redoubt Volcano sent a column of ash some 19,800 meters (65,000 feet) above sea level, and sent a lahar through the Drift River Valley.
Published Apr 1, 2009Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Volcanoes Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
