14 Intense Satellite Images of Volcanoes
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14 insane and incredible images captured by satellite of erupting volcanoes and unbelievable views most people dont get to see. \r
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7. The Kizimen Volcano\r
Mount Kizimen, also located in Russia on the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, was in a state of dormancy since 1929. However, in new science agencies reported that the lake in the surrounding area had risen in temperature by ten degrees Celsius within a week, so they knew something was up. Finally, in January of new the volcano began spewing red hot lava, which can be seen in this satellite image taken by NASA. It was reported in April of the same year that the eruptions and lava flows were threatening wild reindeer habitats in the area.\r
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6. The Sinabung Volcano \r
In new NASA captured this image of Mount Sinabung erupting on the Karo Plateau of Indonesia. Its a false-color photo, with one side of the mountain appearing in a shade of blue and the surrounding vegetation appearing in red. The last time this volcanic giant had an outburst occurred in the year 1600. However, lava and steam emissions, and eventually eruptions, began recurring in 1912, and the volcano has been ive up to the present day. Since new, at least 10,000 people have evacuated nearby areas for fear of a major eruption, and seven people met their tragic end in May 2016 from violent lava streams flowing from Mount Sinabung. \r
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5. The Nyiragongo Volcano\r
This is a 2004 image of the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, an ive stratovolcano located inside Virunga National Park in Congo. Mount Nyiragongo, along with another East African volcano, called Mount Nyamuragira, account for at least 40 percent of all eruptions that have ever been recorded in Africa. This mountain boasts a huge natural crater at its peak, which is usually filled to the brim with a giant lake of smoldering lava due to the volcanos constant magma flows. It is considered one of the largest lava lakes in the world. Since 1882, Mount Nyamuragira has erupted at least 34 times, and there were periods when lava flow continued for several years without stopping.\r
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4. The Bagana Volcano\r
Mount Bagana is located in a remote part of central Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the worlds most ive volcanoes and, since it was discovered in 1842, has erupted countless times. The cone-shaped mountain is roughly 1750 meters high and may have been created within the past 300 years by rampant lava flows. Since 1950, many explosive eruptions have been recorded, and the volcano has been continuously ive up to the present day. A copious amount of vegetation and shrubbery surround the mountain, and much of it that grows too close is constantly in danger of being annihilated by streams of lava. \r
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3. Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano\r
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Ol Doinyo Lengai, literally meaning “Mountain of God” in the Maasai dialect, rests 10,459 feet high on the Gregory Rift in Northern Tanzania. This volcano is unique in that it produces natrocarbonatite lava at 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit instead of the typical basalt lava produced by most other volcanoes at nearly twice the temperature. One renowned photographer and volcano chaser, Katia Krafft, calls this captivating mountain a “toy volcano” because she was able to scoop its cool, diminutive lava flows with a typical household spoon.\r
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2. Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano\r
This massive volcano was formed by four different mountains coalescing together to form a giant volcanic complex in the Puyehue National Park in Chile. The image depicting the erupting volcano was taken by NASAs Land Rapid Response Team on June new. The stream of smoke fuming out of the volcano can be seen stretching along the edge of the Andes Mountains--one of the largest mountain ranges in South America. The volcano mega-complex has reshaped much of the surrounding landscape over the past 300,000 years because of its immense ivity. The Puyehue-Cordon Caulle area is a location of significance for the exploration of geothermal power in Chile.\r
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1. The Manam Volcano\r
This vibrant-colored photo taken by NASA in new shows the thick clouds of smoke billowing out of the Manam Volcano located on Papua New Guineas island of Manam in the Bismarck Sea. The island is only 10 kilometers wide and was created by the ivity of its volcano. The vast carpets of vegetation depicted in this image are interrupted by brown channels of dirt which were paved by lava flow exuding from Mount Manam. The island has been evacuated in the past since the volcano made its conditions too hostile for humans, but people are slowly starting to return despite predictions of future volcanic eruptions.
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7. The Kizimen Volcano\r
Mount Kizimen, also located in Russia on the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, was in a state of dormancy since 1929. However, in new science agencies reported that the lake in the surrounding area had risen in temperature by ten degrees Celsius within a week, so they knew something was up. Finally, in January of new the volcano began spewing red hot lava, which can be seen in this satellite image taken by NASA. It was reported in April of the same year that the eruptions and lava flows were threatening wild reindeer habitats in the area.\r
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6. The Sinabung Volcano \r
In new NASA captured this image of Mount Sinabung erupting on the Karo Plateau of Indonesia. Its a false-color photo, with one side of the mountain appearing in a shade of blue and the surrounding vegetation appearing in red. The last time this volcanic giant had an outburst occurred in the year 1600. However, lava and steam emissions, and eventually eruptions, began recurring in 1912, and the volcano has been ive up to the present day. Since new, at least 10,000 people have evacuated nearby areas for fear of a major eruption, and seven people met their tragic end in May 2016 from violent lava streams flowing from Mount Sinabung. \r
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5. The Nyiragongo Volcano\r
This is a 2004 image of the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, an ive stratovolcano located inside Virunga National Park in Congo. Mount Nyiragongo, along with another East African volcano, called Mount Nyamuragira, account for at least 40 percent of all eruptions that have ever been recorded in Africa. This mountain boasts a huge natural crater at its peak, which is usually filled to the brim with a giant lake of smoldering lava due to the volcanos constant magma flows. It is considered one of the largest lava lakes in the world. Since 1882, Mount Nyamuragira has erupted at least 34 times, and there were periods when lava flow continued for several years without stopping.\r
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4. The Bagana Volcano\r
Mount Bagana is located in a remote part of central Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the worlds most ive volcanoes and, since it was discovered in 1842, has erupted countless times. The cone-shaped mountain is roughly 1750 meters high and may have been created within the past 300 years by rampant lava flows. Since 1950, many explosive eruptions have been recorded, and the volcano has been continuously ive up to the present day. A copious amount of vegetation and shrubbery surround the mountain, and much of it that grows too close is constantly in danger of being annihilated by streams of lava. \r
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3. Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano\r
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Ol Doinyo Lengai, literally meaning “Mountain of God” in the Maasai dialect, rests 10,459 feet high on the Gregory Rift in Northern Tanzania. This volcano is unique in that it produces natrocarbonatite lava at 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit instead of the typical basalt lava produced by most other volcanoes at nearly twice the temperature. One renowned photographer and volcano chaser, Katia Krafft, calls this captivating mountain a “toy volcano” because she was able to scoop its cool, diminutive lava flows with a typical household spoon.\r
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2. Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano\r
This massive volcano was formed by four different mountains coalescing together to form a giant volcanic complex in the Puyehue National Park in Chile. The image depicting the erupting volcano was taken by NASAs Land Rapid Response Team on June new. The stream of smoke fuming out of the volcano can be seen stretching along the edge of the Andes Mountains--one of the largest mountain ranges in South America. The volcano mega-complex has reshaped much of the surrounding landscape over the past 300,000 years because of its immense ivity. The Puyehue-Cordon Caulle area is a location of significance for the exploration of geothermal power in Chile.\r
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1. The Manam Volcano\r
This vibrant-colored photo taken by NASA in new shows the thick clouds of smoke billowing out of the Manam Volcano located on Papua New Guineas island of Manam in the Bismarck Sea. The island is only 10 kilometers wide and was created by the ivity of its volcano. The vast carpets of vegetation depicted in this image are interrupted by brown channels of dirt which were paved by lava flow exuding from Mount Manam. The island has been evacuated in the past since the volcano made its conditions too hostile for humans, but people are slowly starting to return despite predictions of future volcanic eruptions.