Gallery: Here’s What’s Happening in This Volcanic Explosion at Guatemala's Santiaguito

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    <a href="http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/ultimahora.html">INSIVUMEH</a>, annotated by Erik Klemetti
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    Explosive eruption from Guatemala's Santiaguito on August 14, 2016. The total height of the plume is like around 1000 meters (~3,200 feet). The annotations show the three parts of a vertical explosion triggered by the collapse of a growing lava dome.
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    <a href="http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/ultimahora.html">INSIVUMEH</a>, annotated by Erik Klemetti
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    An un-annotated version of the previous photograph.
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    Santiaguito volcano blows outs a thick cloud of ash in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016.
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