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  NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC.

Ash has been the primary hazard from Shinmoe-dake Volcano since it began erupting on January 26, 2011. This natural-color satellite image shows an ash plume stretching eastwards from the volcano, and looping around the city of Miyazaki. The ash has caused flight cancellations, halted trains, and closed schools in the region. The image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Terra satellite on February 4, 2011.

1. Reference

2. Associated Press. (2011, February 3).Volcano Made Famous By 007 Menaces Japan Island. Accessed February 4, 2011.

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