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Amazing Ash Cloud Spied from Space Station

Clear skies and a passing space station combined for an extraordinary view of Alaska's erupting Pavlof volcano on May 18. Full story

Ash spews from Costa Rica volcano

  The Turrialba volcano spews a huge column of ash into the skies over Coast Rica forcing evacuations in the nearby town of La Central. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said on Monday. Full story

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  Alaska volcano erupts with lava, ash

The remote Pavlof Volcano is erupting, releasing ash, steam and gas visible from Cold Bay, Alaska. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

  Mexico volcano spews ash two miles high

A powerful explosion of burning ash is sent two miles high by a volcano just 40 miles outside of Mexico City. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Volcano in Mexico has towns on alert

Activity at Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico increased over the weekend. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Volcano in the Philippines kills five

One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes rumbled to life, killing five climbers. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Flashback Friday: Revisiting the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull

MSNBC's Chris Jansing revisits the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull ice caps in Iceland.

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Volcano seen from space
Volcano seen from space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station photographed this striking view of Pavlof Volcano on May 18, 2013. The oblique perspective from the ISS reveals the three dimensional structure of the ash plume, which is often obscured by the top-down view of most remote sensing satellites.Situat

A farmer rides his horse as the snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam high into the air in Puebla
A farmer rides his horse as the snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam high into the air in Puebla

A farmer rides his horse as the snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam high into the air in Puebla May 23, 2013. Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano unleashed another wave of powerful exhalations and explosions in the early hours of Thursday, officials reported. Hundreds of individual ex

A worker climbs down a scaffold after working on a map of an evacuation route in case the Popocatepetl volcano erupts, in Puebla
A worker climbs down a scaffold after working on a map of an evacuation route in case the Popocatepetl volcano erupts, in Puebla

A worker climbs down a scaffold after working on a map of an evacuation route in case the Popocatepetl volcano erupts, in Puebla May 23, 2013. Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano unleashed another wave of powerful exhalations and explosions in the early hours of Thursday, officials reported. Hundreds of i

The snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam high into the air in Puebla
The snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam high into the air in Puebla

The snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam high into the air in Puebla May 23, 2013. Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano unleashed another wave of powerful exhalations and explosions in the early hours of Thursday, officials reported. Hundreds of individual exhalations reaching up to 2.5