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Today's Volcano

December 09, 2008

There's always a volcano popping off somewhere on Earth. Here's one in action today with an ash plume that's easy to see from space. It's in Kamchatka, in the northwest Pacific basin and home to some of the most inaccessible volcanoes on the planet. Click on the image for a larger version.
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