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Kilauea eruption photos
USGS Photos: Kilauea Eruption! Collection of photos showing recent lava flows, ashfall and other eruption effects.

obsidian
Igneous Rocks Photos and descriptions.

Novarupta volcano
The Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption of the 20th Century! Novarupta's 1912 eruption was a case of mistaken identity.

Chaitén Volcano
Chaitén Volcano Eruption! Videos, pictures, maps, news, satellite images and facts for this volcano in southeastern Chile that is erupting for the first time in about 9000 years.
 
Newest Volcano Articles
Mount Vesuvius pictures and information Mount Vesuvius: An interesting article on the volcano's eruption history, geologic hazards, plate tectonics and more. By Jessica Ball.
East Africa Rift The East Africa Rift System: Learn some basics about the East Africa Rift System from this article by James Wood and Alex Guth of Michigan Technological University.
Okmok Volcano Eruptions at Okmok Caldera: warning levels have recently been to RED. Seismicity, ash plumes, steam, and heavy sulfur dioxide emissions have been seen.
Volcanic ash hazards Volcanic Ash:The recent eruption of Chaitén blanketed large areas of Chile and Argentina with ash.
monitoring volcanoes from space Monitoring Volcanoes From Space: Learn how NASA keeps an eye on remote volcanoes.
Chaiten Volcano Chaitén Volcano Erupts: Videos, pictures, maps, news, satellite images and facts for this volcano in southeastern Chile that is erupting for the first time in about 9000 years.
plate tectonics drawing   Teaching Plate Tectonics: Ideas for teaching plate tectonics with easy-to-draw illustrations.
Geysers on Enceladus Geysers on Enceladus: Cassini spacecraft flew by Saturn's moon to sample a geyser's emissions.
Volcanoes of the solar system   Solar System Volcanoes: Earth is not the only planet that has volcanic activity. Learn about other large and unusual eruptions.
SP Crater   SP Crater Volcano: A cinder cone located near Flagstaff, Arizona. Explore the cone and lava flows with a Google map and satellite images.
Pictures of Mercury from MESSENGER Spacecraft   Pictures of Mercury: Images from the Messenger space craft show lots of geology including: faults, lava flows, basins, craters and more.
Highest and Lowest Points on Mars   Olympus Mons Volcano: The highest point on Mars and the largest volcano in our Solar System. See it on a relief map of Mars.
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USGS Volcano Hazards Program:

Provides monitoring reports of worldwide volcanoes, news, volcanic hazards info, photo glossary, fact sheets and more.

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How Volcanoes Work:

 An educational website that presents the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes by San Diego State University.

Smithsonian Volcanism Program

Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program:

Documents eruptions of volcanoes worldwide with regular status reports. Information pages for most volcanoes. Maps, photos, Google Earth.

Magma Cum Laude:

A blog about volcanoes and other topics authored by Jessica Ball.

Eruptions Blog:

Dr. Erik W. Klemetti provides comments and images for volcanic eruptions worldwide.

The Volcanism Blog:

Dr. Ralph Harrington's very active blog of news and information on volcanoes on Earth and elsewhere in the Solar System.
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