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Vulcan's View 6: Eruption News and Volcanoes From Space for December 23, 2011

Welcome to the holiday edition of Vulcan's View -- enjoy these images of volcanoes as seen from space -- and at least one of them is snow-covered if you're not having a white Christmas (if that be your holiday of choice).
  • Kizimen and Karymsky Russia
  • Galeras Colombia
  • El Hierro Canary Islands
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Welcome to the holiday edition of Vulcan's View - enjoy these images of volcanoes as seen from space - and at least one of them is snow-covered (see above) if you're not having a white Christmas (if that be your holiday of choice). All of the volcanoes this week appear in the latest Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report - I have a great mix of old and new images to go with the news, so enjoy!

Kizimen and Karymsky, Russia

More business as usual in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. In this image, taken December 14, 2011, both Kizimen and Karymsky are producing small plumes that drift off to the east over the Pacific Ocean. Kizimen produced a large pyroclastic flow this week while the activity at Karymsky was confined to small ash plume. Image: Plumes from Kizimen and Karymsky as seen on December 14, 2011. Image courtesy of the NASA Earth Observatory.