What a Volcano Looks Like Exploding From Space

From the Discovery blog via Digg is one of the cooler, albeit nauseating, videos I've ever seen. And while I may have just lost my breakfast on my desk, at least I know what a volcano exploding from outer space looks like.

Mount Cleveland Erupts: The View From Space [PIC]

Mount Cleveland in Alaska recently blew roof along with a slew of other volcanoes in the world. Here is a picture of said volcano ... from space. Thanks Digg, for having people smart enough to link this up from Wikimedia.

Mount Redoubt: The Alaska Volcano Explosion

Volcanoes are all the rage right now. Last week, an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga, and this week, it appears Alaska's Mt. Redoubt is getting ready to blow the roof off the sucker.

As you can see from the photo above, courtesy of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, Redoubt kicked off its eruption party early Monday morning with "another large explosion" on Monday morning.

The craziest news is that "40-50 earthquakes" per hour have been occurring for quite some time. Anchorage is believed to experience some ash fall-out, but, aside from Kenai, the potential damage appears to be minimal.

Make sure and check out the descriptions of previous explosions at Alaska's Volcano Observatory website, a picture of which you can see here.

Underwater Volcano Erupts In Tonga

An underwater volcano has been erupting for several days in Tonga, a South Pacific island chain North of New Zealand and East of Australia. The eruption has launched smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the air.

So far winds have been pushing the smoke and ash away from populated areas, but scientists and local authorities are keeping a close watch just in case. The Associated Press has already circulated some amazing photos.