Volcano Image by NASA
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One of the best satellite images of a volcano that I have ever seen is now on display at NASA's Earth Observatory website. Tungurahua Volcano in
Ecuador has been erupting or restless for the past several months. Lava flows and
pyroclastics have blanketed much of the surrounding landscape, forced evacuations of many villages, dammed the Chambo River and caused numerous fatalities and injuries.
Tungurahua is one of the most active volcanoes in Ecuador, but many people decide to live on its flanks because of the rich soils and mild temperatures. The price for this has been abandonment of property and the risk of injury or death.
Visit the Earth Observatory website to see this great
Volcano Image.
Labels: Satellite-Images, Volcanoes
