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Recent Volcanic Activity
Several volcanoes have erupted in the past few months - two in Chile (Chaiten and Llaima) and one in Alaska (Okmok). At any given time, approximately 20 to 50 volcanoes are active worldwide (depending on the definition of "active"). Collected here are photos of volcanic events from the the past several years, seen from many angles, including low Earth Orbit. (15 photos total)
In this photo released by Sernageomin-Onemi, Lava explodes from the Llaima volcano, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, in Cherquenco, Chile, early Thursday, July 10, 2008. The 9,400-foot (3,120-meter) volcano grew more dangerous after activity had decreased in recent days.(AP Photo/Sernageomin-Onemi)
This image released by Alaska Volcano Observatory on Sunday July 13, 2008 shows the Okmok Caldera in Alaska as viewed from an Alaska Airlines jet in early June, 2007. The 3,500-foot Okmok Caldera, which consists of a 6-mile-wide circular crater about 1,600 feet deep, erupted with little warning Saturday morning July 12, 2008, just hours after seismologists at the Alaska Volcano Center began detecting a series of small tremors. (AP Photo/ Alaska Volcano Observatory)
In an Image provided by NASA, the Terra satellite captured this image July 13, 2008, of the Okmok Caldera erupting on Umnak Island in Alaska. Viewed through a break in the clouds, Both a steam plume, right, and an ash plume emanate from the volcano. The blue-green color of the nearby ocean water may result from volcanic ashfall. (AP Photo/NASA)
This photo of a plume of ash rising through a cloud layer over Chaiten, Chile was taken from aboard the International Space Station on May 5th, 2008. (Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
Army Staff Sgt. Edward Lee (cq), left, and Army Staff Sgt. Tremaine Jackson (cq), walk toward the shore of a small island in front of the Rabaul volcano, near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, April 13, 2008. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)
The crew of the International Space Station observed Mt. Etna's eruption on October 30th, 2002. This image and the one below are looking obliquely to the southeast over the island of Sicily. (Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
The crew of the International Space Station observed Mt. Etna's eruption on October 30th, 2002. The lighter-colored plumes downslope and north of the summit are produced by forest fires set by lava flowing into the pine forests on the slope of the mountain. (Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
Alaska's Mt Augustine viewed from aboard the M/V Maritime Maid on March 27, 2006 (Cyrus Read / AVO/USGS)
In this photo released by Intendencia Regional de Los Lagos, the Chaiten volcano erupts, near Chaiten, in southern Chile, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The volcano has regained strength with bursts of thick gas, seismic rumblings and the emergence of two new craters, authorities said on Friday, June 13. It erupted May 2 and has forced the evacuation of 4,500 residents form the nearby village of Chaiten. The village has since been heavily damaged by the overflowing Blanco River, its water thickened by ash from the volcano. (AP Photo/Christian Brown, Intendencia Regional de Los Lagos )
Russia's Kliuchevskoi Volcano, seen erupting on September 30, 1994. Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour snapped photos as the eruption cloud reached 60,000 feet above sea level, and the winds carried ash as far as 640 miles southeast. (Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
Soputan volcano spews thick smoke and heat clouds in Minahasa on June 6, 2008. Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi started to erupt the morning of June 6th, throwing ash two kilometers into the air. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Alaska's Mt. Augustine viewed at first light on March 26, 2006, from the M/V Maritime Maid. (Cyrus Read / AVO/USGS)
Russia's Kliuchevskoi Volcano, seen erupting from 115 nautical miles above Earth on September 30, 1994. Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this image of the Earth's limb, and Kliuchevskoi's ash plume spreading out across the Pacific Ocean. (Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
Steam rises from the waters surrounding nearby Rabaul volcano, in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, April 13, 2008. (Yoon S. Byun/Boston Globe Staff)
The crewmembers of the Space Shuttle Endeavour used a 35mm still camera to record this image of Mt. Etna Volcano erupting on the island of Sicily on December 14th, 2002. The oblique, south-looking view shows Mt. Etna's dark ash plume rising above the general altitude of storm clouds over the Mediterranean Sea at sunset. (Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
Links and more information:
Chile moves people from path of volcano lava - boston.com 7/1
Debris litters area after Alaska volcano erupts - boston.com 7/14
Volcanoes gallery from NASA's Visible Earth collection
How many active volcanoes are there in the world? - Global Volcanism Program
Volcano World - volcanic activity blog
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just ... wow !
I was waiting for this update all day. Those pictures from the Space station are incredible.
As usual, very good photos! But, there isn't the Mount Etna, an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. Its Arabic name was Jebel Utlamat (the Mountain of Fire). It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing 3,329 m (10,924 ft) high, though it should be noted that this varies with summit eruptions.
Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of eruption. http://is.gd/UWA
The final image makes me think of a steam powered submarine. ;-)
I continue to be amazed every time I come here. Unbelievably great photos. They are worth a thousand words and more.
Daily delight. Cheers guys !
You might enjoy the many galleries from the Montserrat Volcano Observatory at http://www.mvo.ms/gallery.htm
Someone call Al Gore, quick!
Picture 8 of Mt. Augustine is the reason people invent religions.
These are wonderful. Thank you!
The Mt. Saint Helens Cam has live images that are clear and crisp and 1024x768 resolution. It's a beautiful shot of the volcano. There are also archived pictures of its recent dome creation.
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
The Power is amazing. Kind of a ironic picture of those 2 soldiers just going for a swim with an erupting volcano a few miles behind them. http://www.letutor.com - tempe, az spanish classes
As always.. these photos are incredible ! I love this site :)
Just a little request: can you add numbers before the text under every image ? This way we can talk about them without counting everytime when someone say anything about an image (like my friend just before me)
Look at all of that CO2.
Human caused? I don't think so. Eat your heart out Al Gore.
I love the shots from space station. Incredible!
Beautiful collection of images.
Phenomenal shots. It's amazing to see how far the ash plumes extend from the eruptions. The space photos really show the scale of the plumes.
http://ericstoller.com/blog/
All I can say is WOW! WOW!
A simple Google search will turn up dozens of results and papers showing that humans generate 150 times as much Co2 as volcanoes.
Amazing!!! Best volcano pics that I've seen so far .... looking forward for more!
I just LOVE this blog !
best discovery in years !
Some seem so simple they can't see past Al Gore, oh so it appears
amazing shots, as usual!
Fantastique, merci ! Fantastic, thanks!
Since we can't control volcanic CO2, might we try to do something about the CO2 production we can control? Who cares where it comes from or why? The effects will be the same.
The pictures of Mt. Augustine are incredible -- and a reminder of home, as I can see that volcano from my parents' house! Bravo as usual, Alan!
Amazing, what a world this is.
You breathe it out!
Alan, you're just plain cool ! Best damn site on the net !
Wow.
These are just amazing.
I love this site!
Thanks.
D!
Fantastic images!
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I'm waiting for your updates every day !
You are the most beautiful website I've ever seen !
Congratulations !
Wow! I was 30 miles from St. Helens when it blew (luckily to the south). And these photos take me back to that incredible day!
amazing
Fantastic photos again!
Alex
http://www.recentnews.co.uk
Time and time again, I see fantastic pictures on this site. Kudos and Thank you.
Is there any chance to have a search-able or download-able archive of these pictures for peoples' desktops (assuming there is permission granted for full-size copies from the photographers) ?
The 8th picture in this post in particular is jaw-dropping, and I would love to have a large copy on my screen.
Let me know, thanks.
"A simple Google search will turn up dozens of results and papers showing that humans generate 150 times as much Co2 as volcanoes."
A simple Google search will also turn up thousands of results and papers proving that Elvis is still alive.
Thanks for my regular fix of fantastic photography.
did thos savages swim to safetyt from the volcanos? they must be very good swimers
Just here to remind you that global warming has been increased due to human activity.
It's been proven time and time again. Don't be a noob @ life.
I am so glad I found this blog. Truly a bright spot to my day.
Claudio -- I tracked down picture #8 at the Alaska Volcano Observatory site. You can find an full-size image there:
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/image.php?id=9099
If you believe in the unproven, scientific Co2 model theory, (that's right, folks, it's only a theory), then you should believe in this scientific mass extinction theory also.
Death in the deep - Volcanoes blamed for mass extinction
The June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was global. Slightly cooler than usual temperatures recorded worldwide...The sulfur dioxide (SO2) in this cloud -- about 22 million tons -- combined with water to form droplets of sulfuric acid, blocking some of the sunlight from reaching the Earth and thereby cooling temperatures in some regions...
From: Description - volcanoes and weather
Just because we emit CO2 doesn't mean we are causing Global Warming. Natural processes have a much greater effect on climate than we humans do. If sunlight is blocked by ash and SO2, then there is no heat for the CO2 to trap.
BTW I LOVE THIS BLOG!!!
What an awesome group of photos...I wonder how these affect global warming though...a 10 mile high plume of sulfer and carbon dioxide makes my SUV seem totally insignificant.
For those who claim that it is not sure we are causing GB: We are polluting our environment and it is going to cause problems.
FYI: "These basic conclusions have been endorsed by at least thirty scientific societies and academies of science,[4] including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries.[5][6][7] While individual scientists have voiced disagreement with some findings of the IPCC,[8] the overwhelming majority of scientists working on climate change agree with the IPCC's main conclusions.[9][10]" - Wikipedia - BTW - PLEASE, read the references before you post.
Thanks again Alan.
In 1999 there were 671,358,000 motor vehicles registered worldwide. an average car emits around 200g of CO2 per KM (BMW 1 series 1,8ltrs). If I calculate with 30 kms per day average, it means 1,102 million tons of CO2 every year only by automobiles. For comparison: Volcanos emit 130 million tons every year...
you should include Mount Merapi, in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia....it is the most active volcano in Indonesia...
#36
"did thos savages swim to safetyt from the volcanos? they must be very good swimers"
I like the word savage for military people ... it gaves an other perspective !
Etna'photos are gorgeous!!!
Giò
http://pampafamily.homeip.net/photoblog/oculus/
Gorgeous. So gorgeous.
Ten years ago, they were saying that the Chlorine emitted by volcanos didn't reach altitudes high enough to affect the ozone layer. Now these same people are saying that the CO2 emitted by human activity is causing the temperature of the earth to climb. I think too many people have bought into the "Science of Panic".
How do we figure out that the Bush administration caused these too.
Its amazing what lies beneath the earth. The many wonders of the world. Let's all pray that the volcanoes of the world don't all erupt at the same time with fury.
52. Now lets see, how are we going to figure how many "carbon credits" we can squeeze out of these, oh wait, the volcanoe spilling CO2, thats just a theory.
"Just here to remind you that global warming has been incresed due to human activity. It's been proven time &time again"
This is a very dangerous propoganda generated by a liberal media. Are you a scientist? Show me the proof!! There is none! What do you mean it has been proven. The actual scientific facts show that the planet is rapidly cooling off. And there is scientific proof to support that. As we near the end of this interglacial warm period the climate will become very wild until the cold settles in.
Folks, Al Gore is a politician. He has no scientific training or education, he just talks about his own beliefs. Don't fall for it. When the last Ice age started there was 10 times the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere than today. We know this from ancient ice samples taken from Antarctica and Greenland. Where were all the cars then?
Oh well...idiots follow idiots just on their word. Sad isn't it!
Great pics of the volcanoes. Awesome.
Beautiful photos, forget the politics and open your eyes, these volcanoes might prove that the earth heats up from within IMO. If volcanoes are bubbling under the ice caps then the oceans get warmer and ice melts. Mankind doesn't help the outcome by drilling for oil and gas and leaving great holes everywhere. Imagine if we could tap the heat and energy from the lava flows under our feet. Cheap renewable energy for heating. Lovely.
IF there was 10 times more CO2 in our atmosphere than today when the last ice age started then it must have been aided by volcanic activity. That seems to be good enough reason to monitor and try not to add to CO2 amounts now. Facinating pictures, thank you for posting them.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a place for you on it's staff.........
unbelievable that was so kool
@Marcus Moran
I guess the people at Kyoto were all idiots, and there were no scientist at all, right?
I love the people who fall for media as well...
These shots make me want to build a space ship to take my own snaps.
and...
Well played to poster #8, 'Someone call Al Gore, quick!', by FearOfAWarmPlanet ( a clever pun referencing Public Enemy I assume)! It's too interesting that his/her comment sparked the Global Warming topic and he/she wasn't even trolling... Jesus just laugh. To poster #53 /wrists and spare us the rhetoric.
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The power and the glory of gods creation.
thank you
thank you for sharing, GREAT PICTURES!!!!
keep it the site.....Please.
Pics are great .My first time on this site and I'm at awe to mother nature. Now, I'm really wondering why, the global warming: is it this natural phenomenon? or is it us. I believed logically, it's nature. No matter what we humans put out, nature takes care of it.
The North Pole added one half million acres of ice in the last year! Al Gore has cost this country thousands of jobs and sent trillions to the opec country's, who don't like us. When will we get our heads out of the sand!
That space photo of the smoking volcano..... just wowed me. I'm speechless.
"again proving that we mustn;t mess with Mother Nature" great pictures
God made wonderful sights, very impressive, God is powerful and greater
PRAISE GOD
OBVIOUSLY these volcanoes are caused by GLOBAL WARMING. Anyone who denies this is the moral equivalent of a NAZI!
Great photos! Good post!
Mother Nature sure puts on an amazing spectacle, doesn't she? Thanks very much for the great photo collection.
@ #66 (Louise): No sky fairy was involved in creating any of these volcanoes. Trust me on that one.
@63 dennis
"Al Gore has cost this country thousands of jobs and sent trillions to the opec country's, who don't like us."
huh? How has Al Gore sent trillions to opec?
"We expect [emmisions] warm our world because we already KNOW that the naturally occurring greenhouse effect is the only thing that warms our world enough to keep it from freezing over.
Thus, if we strengthen the greenhouse effect further, we should expect the world to warm up even more.
Further proof comes from Venus, where we KNOW that a far stronger greenhouse effect turns the planet into a veritable hell. Is there any possibility that we could keep dumping gases into the atmosphere WITHOUT it EVENTUALLY causing our planet to warm up? No. Period."
CO2 concentrations.
400,000 years ago: 280 ppm
350,000 years ago: 210 ppm
115,000 years ago: 280 ppm
40,000 years ago: 200 ppm
1750 AD: 280 ppm
2008: 360 ppm
From Jeffrey Bennett, astrobiologist
i jus
If you think the soldiers swimming in front of Rabaul is blase, there is a famous picture of some West Indian guys playing cricket in front of a pyroclastic flow in the background, on the island of Montserrat when it erupted in 1997!
The picture's were great. How do they get the real life picture's and get out quickly?
wow they are well smokey!!!
I'm amazed by the pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maravilhoso .. a força da natureza sempre nos surpreende.
SOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOL
amazing!
The world is more worried about global warming and the volcanos erupting than about the lives that are at stake. Those pictures are incredible but do you understand that those"savages" are actual human beings created by God and instead of calling the pictures amazing and the people "savages" maybe we should help those people. The people must be helped and it seems wrong that nobody mentioned how sad it is that those people's livelihoods are now being destroyed. We should stop complaining about the global warming issue and more about the lives at stake. More importantly why in the world are we saying Mother Nature, who doesnt exist,caused this. God created this in 7 days and the Bible was written by people who lived then and know more about that time period. Scientists can only find logic and that logic provides no hope and no purpose to us. If scientists were right then the whole world would be "savages". The Bible is true therefore nobody but God created it and evelution is not true. Prove me wrong or prove me never.
these pics are awesome!!!!!!! itslike you are there looking at them explode!!!!!
wow when i first seen those pictures i was so scared and i just could not not look at it but its natruls where people get scared and they gets so much a fright from seein those volcanoes and they also know and guess what i said that .
I am a first timer to this kind of satellite images. There is a lot to admire & learn
wow its see to horrible i am never seen this pictures yet i am see the first time ever.
Wonderful! Gives us more.
oh my god! amazinggg
Response to comment #34, Claudio. If you right click on the photo and go to "set as background" you will have your picture on your desktop!
They sure are amazing!
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Perfect job,
tkank you,
could I use these pictures for my student education (in geography)?
Marian Rybansky