Calbuco, a stratovolcano in southern Chile, began erupting yesterday at 7pm local time. First spewing massive ash clouds, then, at 10pm, erupting explosively as its fragile structure collapsed inwards. Here’s all the stunning imagery and video. You can see it from space!
Picture: AP Photo
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Erupting volcano puts on a dazzling lightning display in Chile. AP
MORE PHOTOS: http://t.co/PuNFNUlWaP pic.twitter.com/4o0N0EVTt4
— Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) April 23, 2015
Some insight into volcanic lightning as #Calbuco eruption continues. http://t.co/iQ3jRp9QDt pic.twitter.com/X5TQzMnUKU
— Epic Cosmos (@EpicCosmos) April 23, 2015
Calbuco Volcano erupts in nearby chile! Hopefully no serious casualties. Timing eerily related to part of our film. pic.twitter.com/rDGwgSvsAz
— Lawrence M. Krauss (@LKrauss1) April 23, 2015
PHOTO: Lightning strike as #Calbuco volcano erupts in #Chile for the first time in 43 years. http://t.co/sz4CYv9lOm pic.twitter.com/Sv8O6NIWZ9
— Yahoo Singapore (@YahooSG) April 23, 2015
More infrared imagery of the #Calbuco volcano eruption from @NASANPP‘s VIIRS instrument. http://t.co/1IOkpiEZOO pic.twitter.com/0Zt3CnNjJF
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) April 23, 2015
This is what Chile looks like, right now http://t.co/g4kyC8y2Kl pic.twitter.com/bpMoyL2SQY
— The Independent (@Independent) April 23, 2015
Just some minutes ago: ash clouds from #Calbuco volcano visible in #ISS live feed. pic.twitter.com/4AHNgCtHyF
— DLR_next (@DLR_next) April 23, 2015