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Chaiten Volcano Still Active

Chaiten Volcano in Chile continues to erupt, after its recent eruption on May 6th, - its first activity in over 9,000 years. (12 photos total)

A plume of ashes spewed by the Chaiten volcano as seen from the city of Chaiten, 1,200km south from Santiago, Chile on May 5, 2008. (ALVARO VIDAL/AFP/Getty Images)

This image provided by NASA's MODIS instrument on board the Terra satellite shows volcanic ash and steam billowing from the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile, drifting across Argentina and dissipating over the Atlantic Ocean, Saturday, May 3, 2008.(AP Photo/NASA)

Local residents are helped to board during evacuation operations following the eruption of the Chaiten volcano, in the locality of Chaiten, some 1,200 km south of Santiago on May 2, 2008. About 1,500 people had to be evacuated after the eruption, which caused a red alert in neighbouring regions of Chile and Argentina.(CHRISTIAN BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008. (Carlos Gutierrez)

Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008. (Carlos Gutierrez)

Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008. (Carlos Gutierrez)

A cloud of smoke and ashes produced by intensified eruption of the Chaiten volcano are seen over Chaiten on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in southern Chile. (AP Photo/La Tercera)

A dead cow lies covered by ashes from the Chaiten volcano at a road leading to the Argenroad to Argentina, near Chaiten, Chile, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The eruption spewed incandescent material and blated ash some 20 miles (30 kilometers) into the Andean sky, forcing authorities to a complete evacuation of the area including the nearby town of Chaiten. (AP Photo/La Tercera, Alfredo Miranda)

A sculpture of the Chilean national hero Arturo Prat is seen covered with ash from Chaiten volcano, at Futaleufu public square, some 1,450 km (900 miles) south of Santiago, May 9, 2008. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)

Chile's Chaiten volcano erupts in Chaiten, Chile, Sunday, May 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Santiago Llanquin)

An aerial view after the flooded Chaiten town in southern Chile June 3, 2008. Experts have said Chaiten Volcano could erupt at a less volatile pace for months and even years. Picture taken June 3, 2008. (REUTERS/Cristian Brown/Intendencia Region de los Lagos/Handout)

Smoke rises from Chaiten volcano at Chaiten, located some 1220 km (760 miles) south of Santiago May 4, 2008. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)


Links and more information:
Volcanic ash causes Chile to cancel some flights boston.com - 5/28
6,000 tons of salmon are moved from Chile volcano - boston.com 5/27
Chaiten Volcano Wikipedia Entry

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RIGHT ON, DICKIE !

Posted by jAMES SWAGGART March 28, 09 07:55 PM
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Waytago, Richard !

Posted by J. Mehauf Elgin, Il. March 29, 09 03:37 AM
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the ones with lightning was absulutely awesome and cool

Posted by nicholis casteo April 2, 09 10:54 PM
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WORDLESS

Posted by AAKASH DAS April 6, 09 03:13 AM
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It's just a volcano erupting with some cool lightning going on, not mother nature "taking back" Earth or anything to do with god or the devil. Why do you f*ckers always bring your stupid ideas into everything? Jesus Christ...

Posted by Fuck you April 6, 09 04:42 PM
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good pictues and good information about the volcano so that people can be rescued from these natural calamities , i love this web site

Posted by sai April 27, 09 06:30 AM
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134, shut up. This has nothing to do with God, it's just a volcano that's still active.

Posted by fuckgod April 28, 09 01:32 PM
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oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo........................

Posted by braden April 29, 09 10:11 PM
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These pictures are awesome. It shows that we truly have no control on the environment and most other things that go on around us. As for #157 and #234, don't automatically assume that this has nothing to do with God (or some other force besides nature). Just because you say that it has nothing to do with God doesn't mean that its true. You could be right, it might not have anything to do with God, but you could also be wrong. If you are wrong and God exists, whose to say that you'll be able to understand how he works? The concept of God is that God has all the power in the universe. If we have a higher being over us like God, we most likely won't be able to comprehend everything about him. It would be like trying to teach a dog or even an ant all the things that we as humans know. Its just not possible. So basically, we should just stop being so closed-minded and try to open ourselves to new truths even if they are completely contrary to what you have always known. We should strive for truth no matter how outrageous it may seem because in the end, what does it matter what you believe if you end up being wrong. You'll just be wishing that you had found the actual truth. You should really consider looking into religions or faith to see if they might be true. Religions could be all wrong and the worst that will happen to them is the same thing that will happen to you. We'll all be rotting in the ground, end of story. But if you're wrong and one of these religions or faiths are right, then you're probably going to be on the wrong end of the rope with consequences much worse than rotting in the ground. Don't just settle for what makes you feel good either. Settle for what is true. And all the "Christians" on here who are bible-bashing, you should just love these people and stop judging them. Judging is not your job. Who's going to become a Christian through you degrading them on a comment board. And just to mention again, these pictures are awesome. I wish I was good with a camera or at least with photoshop lol.

Posted by Stressed College Student April 30, 09 04:05 AM
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These are amazing what fantastic pictures! They show how beautiful and minute we really are in the scheme of things.

Posted by Jane April 30, 09 12:02 PM
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Did you know that this year another volcano erupted in Chile? It was Volcán Llaima, and this time it include a lot of lava, so dont worry so much ... here in Chile we are somehow used to volcanoes ... your sweet anyway, thankyou for your concern!

Posted by Chilean May 1, 09 03:16 PM
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Dottie: I cannot believe you really think "Mother Nature" starts with Poor countries to take "back" the planet!
What a waste of a brain!
"Mother Nature" and "God" are the same idealistic dream of people that wish all could be explained with one or two words.
The people of Chaiten wants to return there, no matter what, and the Government want to build another town 10 km. to the north- to a Volcano, 10 km. are a joke, but there it is.

Posted by Jurgen Reitze May 3, 09 07:54 PM
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Fascinating how many people here are more upset about the dead cow than the houses and people's lives that have been uprooted. Friends, a bovine is just a piece of property. Here as there. The farmer who owned that calf was probably pretty broken up about the loss, too. But not because he lost a "friend." He lost part of his livelihood.

The photos of the lighning over the volcanic ash cloud are amazing, and exactly what I was looking for when I made this search. Thanks so much!

Posted by Matt G May 9, 09 01:09 AM
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Wow....that's is really terrible. Lightning covering the smokes wow! That's the most terrible volcano i have ever seen.

Posted by Nana May 10, 09 12:51 AM
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i love you

Posted by Anonymous May 12, 09 05:39 PM
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Beauty of denger

Posted by Md. Mominul Islam May 18, 09 01:02 AM
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those picts are so cool that i even put it in "my pictures". u rock @ findin' picts like that and im e-mailing all my friend , tell them where i got the picts from.

Posted by shaun May 19, 09 08:44 PM
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that is really cool

Posted by Anonymous May 24, 09 07:45 PM
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wow~!!!!!!!

Posted by hjsdfuihd May 28, 09 07:15 PM
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its awesome but needs more

Posted by arianna offord June 1, 09 11:20 PM
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there are a lot of crazies looking at these pictures. somebody find #160 and get this dude help. "metaphorically speaking", you're whacked out. volcanoes don't have DNA.

Posted by saneinthemembrane June 13, 09 12:45 AM
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In response to post #151, I believe that the plan should be to do irreparable damage to the Earth so that it cannot hurt us any longer

Posted by Andrew June 13, 09 10:45 AM
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My best to those in the middle of this tragedy. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope that all had enough time to escape such an amazing, amazing sight! The pictures are beautiful and at the same time very frightening! We are watching our Mount Redoubt here in Alaska as it is still very much active and has had it's few days of ugliness...but, where there is smoke there is most likely fire and probably haven't seen the last of Redoubts bursts.

Posted by Tammy - Alaska South Peninsula June 13, 09 01:42 PM
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To all those crazies talking about how god is responsible for this volcanic eruption......I live in Nashville, the "buckle of the Bible Belt" and on 9/11 I distinctly remember saying to a number of religious types "Look what god did!".

Their stunned looks and feeble responses were classic.

Yeah, yeah-I know I'm going to Hell; but when I get there my plan is to be a key menber of senior management.......

Posted by Bill June 13, 09 07:12 PM
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THAT'S SO INTENSE!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by PATTY June 15, 09 11:27 AM
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These pictures are fantastic. It's amazing how beautiful, something so dangerous,
can be.

Posted by LeAnn June 24, 09 12:39 AM
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*can't think of anything to say*

Posted by rick June 25, 09 09:44 PM
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that is the sickest thing ive ever seen. loveyass.

Posted by PaulinaBabes' June 26, 09 01:15 PM
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Really love the photos. I am doing a Physics project that requires a few pictures on volcanoes erupting. Wish I saw these earlier... Ah well there still awesome :)
Ah by the way everyone please stop posting religious AND anti-religious comments. It is really wasting a lot of space. The commenting is for the pictures not for religious purposes. Once again I BEG of you to stop it.

Posted by Anonyomous July 8, 09 06:52 AM
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it really nice to see ,but is really trebilly and it can also happend that it change the surface of the earth and destroy everything.

Posted by faruk hossain July 19, 09 09:22 AM
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I am amazed by these photos and how absolutely spectacular Mother Nature can be! I am also amazed at peoples ignorance and quickness to bash one another. Raised Christian (but always questioning the Bible logic), I came out of the closet several years ago and admitted that I just don't believe the stories (no, I'm not gay!). I don't believe because so often you see "Christians" so quick to put others down for not sharing their same beliefs - from what I remember about church - that isn't right. I challenge religious people I know by asking very logical questions, like: If God has a plan for everyone, why then does it often include suffering (especially for children)? But they cannot give me an answer that makes sense. I always hear, "because it is his plan...they are needed more in Heaven". That's a crock of shit, if you ask me! The larger phenomenon that I believe in...doesn't make people suffer for no reason and accepts ALL for who they are. I believe that if we follow common sense laws in society, which the Ten Commandments seem to make sense to me...than why can't I have an abundant afterlife?! Who are you to shun me? Please allow everyone to believe in what they want...and realize, that yes...there is something greater than us "humans" out there. Is it God or is the power of the universe, guiding and directing us? No one knows...all we base our beliefs on are stories. This debate is historically the same debate that has caused numerous wars throughout the history of the world...we should not be such narrow minded humans. We should not judge one another, but accept everyone for who and what they are. Everyone has a different background and it is not right to judge. I could go into a very colorful diatribe about what I sometimes think about Bible bangers, but for what? To feed their anger and hostility toward us non-believers? Let's just appreciate the time we have here on this planet, take care of it while we're here...and respect one another. We won't be here forever, but this planet will thrive long after we're gone.

Posted by Damara July 31, 09 01:24 PM
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#258, I think you are absolutely right to put "Christians" in quotation marks. Must of the people you are talking about probably aren't Christians because they think being a Christian only means reading the bible and going to church. They miss out on the fact that it's not just that. And your right about it being a crock of s*** about children dying because they are needed more in heaven. We shouldn't judge other because God does accept everyone as they are into his kingdom. All they need to do is accept Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross for our sins. Then its their duty to try to live the best they can.

Posted by Stressed College Student August 7, 09 12:01 AM
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the poor animal. but AMAZING pictures

Posted by migaloo August 12, 09 02:17 AM
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WOW!!!! these pics are amazing. very very good photography.its sad to see poor animals die...i wish the world wud care some more for them.

Posted by natasha August 19, 09 12:50 PM
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this is very screamy beautiful nice job i need some more photograph of this for doing project in geo plz

Posted by riya August 20, 09 11:33 PM
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Estimados amigos de Chaitén,
Soy francés y en 2000 visité Chaitén y me quedé allí 3 días. El sitio me pareció maravilloso y recuerdo que me dije "volveré". Espero que algún día pueda volver a ver este lugar tan auténtico. Espero sobre todo que la gente que lo quiera pueda quedarse en Chaitén, vivir en su pueblo sin tener que temer las decisiones administrativas y la locura de este volcán. Desde Francia, les envío a todos un saludo amistoso y el testimonio de mi sincera tristeza y solidaridad.

Posted by Denis Rodrigues August 24, 09 12:43 PM
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After reading many posts I guess none of the "Bible Thumpers" or "Jesus Freaks" have realized that there are people on the forum asking "Who is God" and "What Bible". You so-called Christians should be ashamed of yourself for not answering these people! For those of you who do not know and are wondering: the Bible is our Father's Holy word that he provided us to use and live by. God is our Heavenly Father and created every bit of "mother nature" and also created all people. He placed us here to do good and to live for Him and worship Him. In order to go to Heaven a person must admit they are a sinner, ask God to forgive them and know that God sent His only son, Jesus, to die for our transgressions. Jesus is the only way to Heaven and if you reach the age of accountability (be it 5 years old, 12 years old, or 30 years old), you must accept Jesus into your heart and live for God in order to spend eternity in Heaven with God, Jesus, and other Christians. If you do not repent you will be sent to Hell and tormented in an undying flame for eternity.

If you are going to critique this I ask you to please not. Just move on because I understand that everyone has an opinion that they are entitled to but I am not trying to offend any of you.

Posted by D.b. August 24, 09 07:31 PM
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dat is cool

Posted by Anonymous August 27, 09 10:34 AM
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Awesome pictures, wish I knew how to time lapse photo like that, can't afford the camera.

Posted by Cmonsins September 1, 09 07:06 AM
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Damn, how did a picture of a volcano exploding evolve into a bitching contest about God? I know, I know, if God doesn't answer your wish for a million dollars he doesn't exist. And damn, those friggin' baboons sure look like humans, not that a deity can like something and improve on it or be creative. But then you have WTF ever it is the Platypus who just seems to fall into how many categories? But we just name it and say it is so. Funny, how the God-haters spout science as being the beat all that ends all. The same science that said EFFING PLUTO is a planet, or that there is widespread glaobal warming (Earth has been cooling since 2007 and 2009 has been downright FRIGID) - of course the "experts" just say that there may be cooling trends for years or decades (millenia?). What are the odds of life, as science claims it started, happening on Earth? If the odds are good, why haven't we seen life form other planets? If the odds are bad EXPLAIN HOW IT HAPPENED. In fact, in the vastness of the universe, the billions of light years it covers, explain how all that mass came into being and WHY. God is my Alpha, He started this mess, what is your alpha, chance? To say there is no God would equate to there being no evil in the world - you can't have one without the other - if you deny evil in the world then you are truly a putz. Christians are not perfect, we are all sinners. If we repent, we can go to our death knowing we are forgiven for the Christ lived our lives and knows how dfifficult it is. I will die knowing that satan has not entered my body and stolen my soul as he has all you denyers and liars. Billions of Christians can't be wrong

Posted by Caiaphas Brown September 1, 09 09:48 AM
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I wonder what the cow did to piss off God so much that he covered him in holy ash?

Posted by jim d September 1, 09 01:49 PM
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These images horrify me, but at the same time, they amaze and inspire me. My compliments to the photographer.

Posted by Genura September 1, 09 02:42 PM
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Such a beautiful place. It's so sad. I used to live in Southern Chile.

Posted by ecmoRandomNumbers September 1, 09 11:00 PM
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It's a sign! "needs more cowbell"

Posted by Prophet September 2, 09 04:47 AM
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Incredible photographs. Living in SoCal, we see similar pictures of events beyond our control: the wildfires. While they are a natural event, their power is stunning. One feels so insignificant that one can almost grok the birth of the gods, rising from ignorance.

>>Billions of Christians can't be wrong

That is a fallacious argument. Here are a few others:

Billions of Chinese can't be wrong.
Billions of bacteria can't be wrong.
Billions of stars can't be wrong.

Meaningless? You bet. That is my point.

As for religion: if one stops LIVING IN THE PAST, one realizes there is no need to fabricate a god (or gods).

Posted by Badotz September 3, 09 09:42 AM
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I think the picture with the soldiers lighting up is hilarious - what? They don't got enough hot ash in their lungs yet?

Posted by Kristina September 3, 09 09:54 AM
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Saw this on Snopes...wow.

Looking at the terrifying volcano-cloud lightning storms, I can totally understand how the ancients believed in the wrath of an "all-powerful god." I mean, just look at the 6th pic! Even Michael Bay would think that image is over-the-top!

Posted by zxcvb September 3, 09 05:17 PM
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272 What are you going to say when you find out god has created it all and you haven't a clue. Science is how God works. No use talking to you as you would think a chronograph found in the desert was spontaneously created by the sand. Sorry you are so mis informed. This whole earth was created by the Lord and some day you will be required to acknowlege that.
We learn from the past mistakes. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat the same failures. Awsome Pictures.

Posted by Christen September 3, 09 05:21 PM
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Look at all those greenhouse gasses! Kind of makes your SUV and hairspray look insignificant doesn't it? If the environmentalists were really serious about climate change they would be hard at work to plug up this huge carbon footprint. Maybe if we threw Al Gore in the thing it would appease the volcano gods.

Posted by Daniel September 4, 09 08:56 AM
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The power of nature is so huge. How quickly it can wipe out entire villages, even entire regions. It's so beautiful at the same time. Amazing to stare at those photos from your computer in relative safety. Those poor people that were displaced and whose lives are probably still in chaos trying to recover. I liked all the discussion about God too. I'll throw in that experiencing nature - watching, listening and feeling the wonder and sometimes simplicity of it nurtures my own spirituality more than anything else I do. I can understand why these photos have led to talk about spiritual beliefs. Let us be open to differences, and respectful, as we sort out our own.

Posted by Tudy September 4, 09 09:59 AM
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The whole earth represents and old shell of a cocoon these are growing pains. I am happy to to know Jesus and his angels. The flight plan is out of this world.

Posted by Andy September 4, 09 12:46 PM
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For the billions who need an imaginary friend to assuage their fear of death, keep your delusions to yourself and we'll get along. If you can't/won't, be prepared for intellectual conflict.

Posted by Jhon September 4, 09 12:48 PM
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I don't have to intellectualize what is already obvious. I wouldn't want anyone to miss the butterfly because they are unable to escape that cocoon of fear regarding transformation and transportation.

Posted by andy September 4, 09 02:09 PM
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cool only when someone is not hurt

Posted by coleman September 4, 09 04:42 PM
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God must have been really mad at that town in Chile.

Maybe they were working on th Sabbath or wearing clothing made out of more than one kind of fabric. That will do it every time. As soon as anybody works on the Sabbath or wears clothing made out of more than one kind of fabric God kills them dead.

Suffering witches to live is bad, but not as bad as wearing clothing made out of two kinds of fabric. God just might let you survive if you suffer a witch to live. But two fabrics? No way. Volcano right in the side of the head.

Posted by Youssef51 September 5, 09 03:36 AM
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Awesome pictures but scary!

Posted by Alicia September 5, 09 12:19 PM
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Fantastic pics. Seems to bring out the voyeur in us all. Love the beauty of the spectacle, but grieve the heartache caused by it.
As for the talk of God; I happen to be a believer and don't appreciate those who tell me to STFU when I express those beliefs. If you don't choose to believe, that's your right, and I won't preach about how 'wrong' you are. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs, for or against, but no one has the right to shout down the other because their beliefs don't match yours. There are greater things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I say keep an open mind, but if you insist on bashing Christian's for their beliefs, and you live your life as if God doesn't exist, I just pray you're right. Just my two cents worth, take it or leave it.
Whoever took the photos, darn fine work.

Posted by Brian September 5, 09 12:46 PM
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volcano are so cool

Posted by sally September 5, 09 03:23 PM
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If you are right and there is no God I will have lost nothing by my belief. I f I am right and there is a God, what will you have lost?

Posted by Sandi September 5, 09 06:44 PM
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#286 - Bravo and Amen ;-)

Posted by Deeli September 6, 09 11:27 AM
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BRAVO # 286 and 287. Although the ones it was for probably won't understand anyway!!!!

Bravo again and God bless you both! (and them too!)

Posted by vacoday September 6, 09 05:02 PM
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I have never seen so many words mispelled or sentence stucture destroyed as demonstrated in most of the comments above. Can you say "Dictionary"?
The pictures are beautiful.

Posted by SK September 6, 09 07:02 PM
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Amazing! The posts on here are amazing as well. So varied and other worldly at times.

Why didn't any one think to take their cow with them?

Why would you lite up a smoke with ash in the back ground?

Thank God or what ever that I don't live in a region such as theirs. I'd shit my pants and move away asap!

Posted by KAt September 6, 09 07:04 PM
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Awesome (in the truest sense of the word!) photos! Thank you for posting them for us to enjoy... and get a sense of how powerful the forces of the planet can be. I lived in Corvallis, Oregon when Mount St. Helens erupted and we got a dusting of ash down there... several hundred miles south... even though the winds up there are prevailing westerlies! This planet is an amazing place to live!

As an aside... #286 and #287, (and all other posts of their ilk) what do your comments have to do with the incredible photos taken by this talented photographer? Or the volcanic eruption? Or the lives of the people and animals who were affected by it? I truly wish that people would not use EVERY single page on the internet to preach their beliefs. Use the appropriate sites... and stay on topic on this one. Both sides have done an equal amount of bashing, so both should back off. JMHO.

Posted by Catherine September 6, 09 07:40 PM
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#286 and what if you picked the wrong god...

Posted by Georgine September 6, 09 09:47 PM
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BRAVO!!!!!!! #289.

Posted by saitta September 7, 09 02:07 AM
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This earth is one in a million!!!

Posted by Tedacita September 7, 09 10:15 AM
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The awesome power or nature. Those pic. are spatacular

Posted by Linda September 7, 09 01:38 PM
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OK folks.
No human has proved there is a God , Nor can any one prove there is No God. The Big Bang is only a theory!!!
Faith is what we must have and all do find at the last moment of extreme life before death. BUT, It may be too late for many then to have Faith in their God.
Practice Faith before your time ends, because at that time it will be very evident whether you have beleived or NOT!!!!

Posted by TDMAC September 8, 09 12:53 AM
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it's pretty simple really, religion - some of the older ones were closest to the truth.. the world and all it's sin, evil, pain and suffering was created by an evil god. Our responsibility is to ourselves and those we care about to survive this evil creation and strive to become gods ourselves, righting the wrongs of this universe we were born into.

Or.. just go on worshiping the evil god, what do I care..

Posted by Karlos September 8, 09 11:21 AM
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264 - You have the right to your informed opinion...all others are like....well, you get the idea.

267 - the chance of life on Earth? 100%, it seems. And there is no evil...bad things happen, full stop.

296 - You don't understand what a scientific theory is.

Cool pics.

Posted by JLC September 8, 09 03:05 PM
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Geeze louise...

#1) This isn't a "sign of the end times", it's a volcano blowing up. It's not even a blip compared to Krakatoa and that was 126 years ago. Was the end times imminent back then? Hmm... Apparently not. How about Mount Mazama 7,686 years ago? Nope... no end times then either.

#2) As to prayer, God's intervention, etc. etc. They did a study on prayer not too long ago. They took a group of heart patients, one group was prayed for (without their knowledge to eliminate the placebo effect) and the other was not prayed for.

Results? Prayer is 100% ineffectual.

http://web.med.harvard.edu/sites/RELEASES/html/3_31STEP.html

Posted by Jordan Lund September 8, 09 06:10 PM
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Some fine pictures, must be a sight to behold in person.

And all you god botherers need to get off the acid

Remember kids, winners don't do drugs :)

Posted by Picture loving atheist September 8, 09 06:20 PM
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its first activity in over 9,000 years.
over 9000

Posted by Blank September 9, 09 04:15 AM
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My grandson said COOOOOOl !!!!!

Posted by Doc September 9, 09 07:54 PM
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WOW! they are so....... AWSOME/AWSTRUC lol how awsome ???!!!

Posted by jessikkaaaaaa...... September 9, 09 10:34 PM
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I would have never thought that things like this would be possible...wow....

Posted by Anonymous September 10, 09 11:24 PM
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Muldero, amigo, I see nothing!

Posted by Sculeto September 11, 09 03:49 PM
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the ones with lighting are awsome!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous September 16, 09 01:45 PM
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The bible tells me that satan is pissed off because his time is getting short. It also tells me that he travels like lightning and walks up and down in the stones of fire..

So don't blame this one on God. Pagan and religious folk get the story line right.

The devil is a bad dude and he and his angels carry with them the weight of all kinds of natural power and disasters.

Posted by Andy September 16, 09 09:43 PM
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That is awsome and cool

Posted by Lauren September 17, 09 10:19 AM
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great pics

Posted by Anonymous September 17, 09 12:58 PM
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AMAZING PHOTOS!

Posted by Thomas September 22, 09 12:37 PM
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Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the test." Remember that when you try to disprove God and look at the utter glory of this volcano with reverence.

Posted by Stephen kowalick September 22, 09 02:29 PM
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Bawahahahahahahaha!

WHOA! Snopes sent me. The pictures are incredibly good! Thank the Al for inventing the net so that we could share (for free no less!) these images and all the other images in such clarity (did you know they have pictures of neked people on this intenet too?)

One thing I would like to know is if the pix are (for lack of the technical term), snapshots or are they composite shots of a longer exposure. Was there an instant when the entire dust cloud was lit up?

I will say that that was an awful short cow. I noted to myself that the ash cover wasn't that thick at least where the cow flopped. I remember pictures of people with snow shovels for both Pinnitubo and St Helens, the ash was so deep.

I also didn't note, but I have to say that I admire that they did evacuate this town... I guess when the president isn't on a month long vacation, that sort of thing can happen.

As to the righteous who have posted here: I'm reminded by this volcano of one that hit the tiny Atlantic Island of Monserrat a number of years ago. There was a report on the teevee that interviewed a man who had moved his wife and daughter from Montana (IIRC) because of his fear of all the crime there... in MONTANA! The CRIME!

So he moved to Monserrat, and he bought a home that had been condemned. Why was it condemned? Because it sat in the stream bed of the most probable path of the lava, should the volcano erupt. No reasonable man would own it, and as such it was condemned, until a nut job would buy it (hey, free markets!)

The volcano erupted and the man was on the roof at the time. He ran into the house followed by his wife and daughter. They ran down the hall and turned the corner just as the heat blast came through the house (yeah, that cow was probably roasted before it got the ash flavored breading).

The father was fine, the mother was fine, but the little girl had third degree burns all down her back. What does that tell you? That Mr. I'mprotectingmyfamilyfromMontanacrime was first in line and he left his little girl to fend for herself!

The moral of this story is: Don't assume that your righteousness is going to make you any better of a person. That goes for both sides!

Posted by Dredpiraterobts September 22, 09 06:20 PM
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Wow. Wow. and Wow. Capturing those images from the electrical storms was mystifying. Just gorgeous!

Posted by Teisha-Vonique September 23, 09 10:36 AM
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(The lightning is only a coincidence.)

Awesome pictures.

Posted by CaRteR September 23, 09 02:31 PM
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I totally agree with Jordan Lund, # 299. Come on people, do some research, stop living in such a tiny little box. Also, if you believe so strongly that you would die for your religion, why not check out all the other religions that do the same? Are they ALL wrong and only YOUR religion is the RIGHT one? Hmmm, how is this so hard...

"Religion is the opiate of the people" Karl Marx

Posted by Mary September 30, 09 03:46 PM
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Hmmm... Here we have Mary (315) quoting Karl Marx in opposition to those who quote the Bible. I'm certainly not hedging my bets on ol' Karl...

Consider that a single cell organism is far mor complex than the space shuttle (Darwin and his compadres didn't have the technology to understand that in his time), then you have to doubt seriously that the cell we "evolved" from just accidentally "burped" out of the primordial soup. That would be as likely as all of the earthly elements spewing out of that volcano just "coincidentally" grouping together, cooling together and somehow forming into a perfectly working swiss watch. Whatdahell! Even a single DNA strand contains more information than the Library of Congress.

Science will never be able to disprove the existence of God. If anything, science points to a Creator. It's then left to the individual to choose whether to accept that which is (IMO), or or to take the (seemingly) easy way out and believe in nothing. God wants our love and obedience in much the same way we want it from our kids. I don't want my kids to feign a love for me out of fear or threat of force. I want them to genuinely love and admire me (I've got a long row to hoe, I would imagine). In the same way, God will not force himself on us, and yes... a little bit of faith is required.

We live in a world of opposing spirits. It is a fallen world and the spirit of the world is Satan. He's gaining more ground every day. He pretty much rules the planet, as was predicted 2000 yrs ago by Christ and 2600-2700 yrs ago by the prophets Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Isaiah.

They all have an unblemished track record up to this point. I don't have the cojones to doubt that the remaining predictions (Christ's return, Satans demise and the millenial rule) will work out as written. As for the yay-hoo (Bill?) who says he's looking for a key management position in hell... good luck, Even Satan won't have any stroke when it's all said and done. Hell will be his final destination and punishment. Your retirement plan with him is as good as Enron's. Suck up to him now and you may be able to benefit by hanging out right there alongside 'im. He won't rule in hell then and certainly isn't there now... he's here amongst us. He ain't there now and ain't gonna wanna go when it's time.

Evidence of his (temporary) increase in influence is seen as much in this blog as anywhere else. Not too many years ago, therre would never have been the bitter bias against Him that we see now. There were many agnostics, but relatively few atheists. Me... I just refuse to believe that nothing created everything.

Posted by Bob October 7, 09 11:01 PM
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Awesome pictures, of a disaster!

Posted by sassa October 10, 09 01:39 AM
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Isn't God amazing? He made this world for us to take care of and to spread His love throughout. We need to keep up God's wishes. Those of us who have never faced such a trauma - hurricane, tornado, fire, war and on and on, can thank God that we never have or will experience such tragedy. Those who have been through horrible experiences can identify with these people.
And yet God made such an amazing occurrence so we can be in awe of
His power and glory!

Posted by Katherine McCawley October 15, 09 08:15 PM
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To (316) :) enjoy.
Stanley Miller and Harold Urey created amino acids from basic chemicals in 1953. Amino acids are required for life. They are the beginning blocks of life.
"I dont pretend to know whats going to happen after I die because I DONT KNOW. You dont know either because you dont have any mental abilities that I dont have" - Bill Maher
Common sense here, look at how many different religions exist now and throughout time. How many people have been willing to die for each of these reliugions? (Wicca, Catholic, Muslim, Zaoism, Jewish, Protestant, Buddist, Hindu, Daoism, ect.) Not to mention the variations of each of these major religions. Humans don't UNDERSTAND how we exist, but we are so conceited that we think there is an answer we can sum up with a humanized god. The deeper a person looks into science and simple logic from seeing the variety of the world, the more a specific definition of "god" becomes silly, what if god is nothing more than the alternate form of existance of a quark?

Posted by Anonymous October 20, 09 01:44 PM
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Stanley Miller conducted his experiment in a mix of gases thought to be that of the early planet's composition. When scientists modified their view on the composition of the atmosphere of that era, the experiment was repeated, but the results weren't. Even if they had been, amino acids, while being essential to life are not life. The basic chemicals that would have supposedly found their way into an amino acid composition as well were either created intentionally or were the result something being created from nothing by random chance. Random chance just doesn't create the uncreated.

It's like the story of the scientists who decided they didn't need God anymore and challenged him because they figured out how to bring forth life from dirt. God accepted the challenge. When they bent down to scoop some dirt for the process, God said no, no, no... Get your own dirt.

The fact that there are many religious factions and many false teachings doesn't change the truth of the God that is.

’A little science sends man far away from God, a great deal of science brings man back to God.’ -- Sir Isaac Newton

Posted by Bob October 22, 09 07:57 PM
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First, I apologize for bringing up Stanley Miller before I researched him myself. Nice examples and quote from Isaac Newton also. I am not an Atheist, or religious.

"The fact that there are many religious factions and many false teachings doesn't change the truth of the God that is." Bob

I have an inlaw who is in prison for life because of molesting his children. He believed so strongly that god had given him his daughters to do with what he wanted that he actually used that as his arguement in court. I'm not saying that that represents christianity by any means, but he was as sure of god's will as the suicide bomber, the crusader, the monk setting themselves on fire, the people willing to go through horrific torture instead of simply saying that they don't believe something. The same as you "knowing" what truth and god are because you have some special insight and direct line to god that other people simply dont have, just like everyone else..
I wont even bother getting into the similarities between older gods like Horus, Mithras, and Jesus Christ. (Sons of god, born of virgin mother, performed healing miracles)
To sum up hours of possible conversation. IF an all powerful all knowing god created me, even with free will, this god would know everything I would do. So then I'm responsible? Isn't HE the all powerful one. I would never put myself ahead of a god like this, so that must mean he is the one responsible for sending me to hell. Basically, if a god that is so complex that it created the world and then demands such childishly simple blind obedience, exactly the same as several "false" versions of obedience, I want nothing to do with him. It is beneath me.
I leave the final word to you Bob.

Posted by Nathan October 24, 09 01:39 AM
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Who is this god person everyone is talkling about? Is he that old MIT professor that walked around campus talking to himself and called it praying?
As they say in the unknown tongue " torfumalba cosiert d' melighamaterim"?
Kindel
"corpus humor victrius"

(Think I have a chance to wiin this great bull shit contest?)

Posted by Kindel Mc November 1, 09 11:15 PM
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It's crazy that normally lightning is a hard thing to photograph, but in this case the volcanoes smoke is absolutely electric. Amazing.

Posted by Mary Jane November 3, 09 07:01 PM
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can see natural calamity via valcanos very dangerous

Posted by sankar November 4, 09 02:09 AM
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wtf man wow im lucky man but wow i was thear i was so scared

Posted by wow November 18, 09 08:01 AM
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folks remember the hollow earth new shwabenland hitler ? there in this far southern area remain the people of Friendship portal of the black sun to the inner world ,
beware we terrestrial from the outer world in hands of devil-demiurg the serpent ,the hologram where we dream live ,
days are coming....now Corcovado volcano is speaking loud and clear just 20 km away.
weak up ¡¡

Posted by dn xixote November 21, 09 01:04 PM
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If God is real then why do people keep blabbering about how people don't believe and go out into the world and do something about it. Some people don't have to walk into a church to see the wonders of God look at the world around you there is plenty out. My family is not into traditional stuff so we thing that if you don't believe go ahead and don't because it won't be me who is out there say I told you so

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