Sunday, August 16, 2009

2008 eruption transforms an Aleutian island

Chris Waythomas / Courtesy Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey

After the 2008 eruption of Kasatochi, the island grew 32 percent larger, but all signs of life were gone. Here, the west flank of the island is pictured, showing extensive cover of pyroclastic surge and fall deposits from the eruption.