Eruption of Bogoslof in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
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The Bogoslof volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted around 2216 UTC on 29 May 2017. A comparison of Himawari-8 Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images (above; MP4) showed the volcanic cloud as it drifted north/northeastward.A very oblique view of the volcanic cloud was captured by Korean COMS-1 satellite... Read More