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The Calbuco Volcano erupted in southern Chile yesterday. There are dozens of amazing photos from this eruption. Here is a time lapse of the eruption. Timelapse of Chilean #Calbuco volcano, which has erupted for the first time in 42 years. #Chile #Volcano https://t.co/OMnzgQx2Ly — Robin Lüscher (@bucanero1987) April 23, 2015 Wow ( @Independent @Rob__McCallum […]
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Drone Flies Over Icelandic Volcano
Earlier today on Good Morning America, two drones gave viewers a spectacular look into the erupting Bardarbunga volcano located in Iceland. This volcano is situated on the largest glacier in Iceland – Vatnajokull – which takes up 10% of the country’s area. Bjorn Oddsson from the National Icelandic Civil Protection joined GMA Meteorologist Ginger Zee and Eric Cheng from […]
Japan Volcano Ash Cloud Overtakes Hikers
Many of you have heard about the unexpected volcano eruption that occurred in Japan over the weekend. According to multiple reports, this tragedy claimed the lives of 31 people. The video below was taken by a hiker on Mount Ontake in central Japan as the surprising eruption occurred. An enormous ash cloud ensues, and eventually overtakes […]
Update to Japan Volcano Eruption
According to BBC news, 31 bodies have been recovered from Mount Ontake in Japan. 30 more are still missing. The BBC’s Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, in Tokyo, says: “It’s not clear why there was no warning of Saturday’s eruption” According to Japanese scientist, there had been an increase in seismic activity on the Mountain for some time, […]
Volcano Erupts in Japan
As of the last report, 7 are missing, 40 injured and one woman is confirmed dead. This location is a popular tourist attraction for hikers. According to an article from WDRB news, the police for the area said: “More than 250 hikers at one stage had been stranded on the mountain, which is 3,067 […]
Impressive Visible Satellite Image
Check out this great visible satellite image captured over Iceland early Friday morning. It’s not often that we find once image displaying clouds, volcanic ash, and even the aurora borealis. The blue arrows point to regular cloud features we are used to observing on a satellite image. The red arrow points to a bright white area […]
Yellowstone Super Volcano Eruption Affect on Weather
Most people have heard of the caldera “Super Volcano” sitting under Yellowstone National Park. While the threat of an eruption in the near future is unlikely, what would happen if it did erupt? In this excerpt from a Discovery News article, the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) scientists share their thoughts: “The scientists at the U.S. Geological […]
Eruptions Cause Aviation Alerts in Iceland
Lava eruptions along a fissure in Iceland caused authorities to raise the aviation alert to code red earlier today. Red is Iceland’s highest warning code, restricting flights throughout the area up to 6,000 feet (USA Today). Fountains spewed lava 50 meters into the air from a fissure about a mile long, near the Bardarbunga subglacial […]