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Meanwhile, in the Southern Hemisphere… [yes, Gaia is fighting back]

Fri 06/10/11 at 1:42 pm

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle : Image of the Day

On June 4, 2011, a fissure opened in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex, sending ash 45,000 feet (14,000 meters) into the air.

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle : Image of the Day

Volcano erupts in Chile – The Big Picture – Boston.com

The eruption of the Puyehue volcano in the Andes mountains of southern Chile last weekend provided some spectacular images of the force of nature. Ash covers the landscape and thousands of people were evacuated from the surrounding rural communities. The volcano, which hasn’t been active since 1960 when it erupted after an earthquake, sent its plume of ash 6 miles high across Argentina and toward the Atlantic Ocean. — Lloyd Young (33 photos total)