Geology Picture of the Week, Dec. 20-26, 2009: Christmas at Chaiten

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[cogitator]

New pictures of the ongoing eruption and destruction from Chaiten in southern Chile. More are at the header link.

All pics are half-size; click for full-size.

The growing dome

Dome incandescence at twilight

Blast zone

View from the river (volcanic dome on the horizon)

[cogitator]

I didn't really connect Chaiten and Christmas, other than seeing these pictures this week. But we should remember those affected by nature's upheavals, such as the residents of the Phillippines, hit by floods and now threatened by Mayon volcano.

[cogitator]

** ping **

and "Merry Christmas to all, all of you on the good Earth."

[JoeProBono]

[cogitator]

I like that kind of eruption!

[tubebender]

There is one photo of a large rock embedded in a tree trunk. Gave me a headache just looking at it...

[blueplum]

just goes to show, no matter what measures man takes to limit ‘impact’ on our environment, nature comes along with a volcano or two every so often that pours tons upon tons of environmental contaminants into the atmosphere in a matter of weeks or months and shows us just how ineffective man really is at controlling anything environmental.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Sobering damage down the river: Were mud-flows triggered? Or just that from the melting snow up higher?

[geezerwheezer]

And may your New Year be a great one.