Saturday, April 25, 2015

Great shot of Calbuco eruption


Calbuco volcano in Chile started erupting on April 22, with more plumes of ash on April 23 and 24.  Like most Chilean volcanoes, this eruption is producing a lot of ash, and a lot of that ash is falling on Argentina.   This also appears to be a volcano that's easy to watch, as there are many picture of it erupting.  

There were videos and pictures of the first eruption at sunset and the second one at night, the latter with lots of lightning.  The picture below must be of the eruption on Friday the 24th, because it was viewed from space during the day.  See link below.





Here's an article with more pictures, an ashfall map, and an excellent view from space.  The article notes that Calbuco is considered Chile's 3rd most dangerous volcano.

Calbuco volcano in Chile could erupt for months


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