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Villarrica Volcano Awakens

NASA Earth Observatory

Mar 19, 2015

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EO-1 — ALI

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2015-03-18 00:00:00

March 18, 2015

After a short period of rest, Villarrica volcano in southern Chile is once again spewing ash. The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the EO-1 satellite acquired this image of the activity on March 18, 2015. According to news reports, the alert level near the volcano has been raised to orange (the second highest).

Villarrica last erupted on March 3, 2015, covering the mountain’s eastern side with a large volume of volcanic material.

References & Resources

BBC News (2015, March 19) Chile’s Villarrica volcano spews ash in renewed activity. Accessed March 19, 2015.
NASA Earth Observatory Eruption of Villarrica Volcano. Accessed March 19, 2015.
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program (2015) Villarrica. Accessed March 19, 2015.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team and the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Kathryn Hansen

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