Photos: Chile's Puyehue volcano

Posted By Joshua Keating Monday, June 6, 2011 - 11:13 AM Share

Lightning is seen amid a cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.

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DEREKTUMOLO

8:18 AM ET

June 7, 2011

High res pics?

Can someone post high res shots? These are epic, but they won't look good as desktop background at this resolution.

 

BLUESTONE

11:17 PM ET

June 19, 2011

Fantastic photos

In front of the great nature, human beings are so tiny!

 

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