Last month, the volcano Puyehue-Cordon Caulle erupted in the Andes mountains in southern Chile. This is what it looked like:
Reminds me of Eyjafjallajökull and Shinmoedake !
Pictures credit Carlos Gutierrez/Reuters, Ivan Alvarado/Reuters, Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images, and Francisco Negroni/AgenciaUno/Associated Press
via/many more pictures at The Big Picture
The earth is restless again! This time, however, it’s not Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland . Here are some pictures of Shinmoedake (新燃岳) in Japan which has been erupting since January 11th:
Update : Video footage of the eruption:
Source: Reuters
Here is some jaw-dropping time-lapse footage of the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano over the first two days of May:
Thanks to Lumenilux for the hint. Photography/video by Sean Stiegemeier , music by Jónsi .
See also Pictures of Eyjafjallajökull for some images of the lightning-filled initial eruption.
Here are some amazing photographs of the current eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Iceland:
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