One of the most active volcanoes in Chile erupted today. A NOAA GOES satellite image provides a good map for the location of Llaima and a clear view of its ash plume taken around sunrise this morning. According to the Global Volcanism Program website the plume reached heights of 12.5 km (41,000 ft).
Llaima Volcano, Chile (via Wikimedia Commons & Feffef)
A local amateur video of the eruption is quite spectacular. Is that background sound wind, the volcano rumbling in the distance, or a combination of the two?
Another excellent brief video is available from Scientific American, and there also is a longer video from National Geographic News. Each has its own perspective and unique images of the eruption. The National Geographic piece has a more human focus, naturally.
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