Topic: Volcano

Hjalmar R. Bardarson, © Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson—Arctic Images
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Iceland: Living with Volcanoes

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 | 0

In addition to his own pictures, Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson scanned and preserved hundreds of archival photos of volcanoes for his new book, Magma: Icelandic Volcanoes.

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Pictures of the Week: May 18 — May 25

Friday, May 25, 2012 | 2

From India’s Sufi Muslim Urs Festival and the first intercontinental flight of the Solar Impulse to a suicide bombing of military soldiers in Sana’a and the beginning of Egypt’s presidential election, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week, January 6 – January 13

Saturday, January 14, 2012 | 0

From violence in Syria to the New Hampshire Republican primary and Uttar Pradesh’s giant stone elephant statues, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week, November 25 – December 2

Friday, December 2, 2011 | 0

From Egypt’s historic elections and Hillary Clinton’s Myanmar visit to German anti-nuclear protests and Nepal’s bird flu outbreak, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Pictures of the Week, November 4 – November 11

Friday, November 11, 2011 | 0

From ‘Id al Adha celebrations and flying rhinos to Alaska’s epic storm and Obama’s visit with school children, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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The Best Pictures of the Week, June 3 – June 10

Friday, June 10, 2011 | 0

This Week: the Puyehue Volcano erupts in Chile, Syrian demonstrators are killed by Israeli troops in the Golan Heights; the Iranian women’s soccer team banned from the 2012 Olympics; Anti-government protesters in Yemen celebrate President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s departure to […]

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Claudio Santana—AFP/Getty Images
Man on the Wire

Chile’s Puyehue Volcano

Monday, June 6, 2011 | 0

After laying dormant for nearly half a century, the Puyehue volcano in southern Chile erupted on Saturday, shooting a column of ash and gas six miles into the sky and prompting the evacuation of more than 3,500 residents. Here’s some of the best images photographers captured in the past 24 hours.

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The Best Pictures of the Week, May 20 – May 27

Friday, May 27, 2011 | 1

This week: Obama tours Europe, the Grimsvoetn volcano erupts; tornadoes and floods hit the US; fighting continues on Misratah’s frontline; a Slovakian hospital provides music therapy for newborn babies; and shuttle astronaut Andrew Fuestel walks in space.

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Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson—Arctic Images
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High Above the Glacier

Thursday, May 26, 2011 | 0

Icelandic photographer Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson recounts his flight over a volcano spewing 10,000 to 20,000 tons of ash per second.

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Jon Gustafsson—Reuters
Man on the Wire

Iceland’s Grimsvotn Volcano Erupts

Sunday, May 22, 2011 | 0

Iceland’s most active volcano erupted Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days. The powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles into the air.

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