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Sangeang Api erupts - Skywise - 05-31-2014
Sangeang Api volcano in Indonesia erupted late yesterday in a pretty big plinian eruption, with an ash cloud around 20km high. The ash is drifting towards Australia and is causing havoc for air travel.
News article with good aerial pic:
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/darwin-airport-shuts-and-flight-chaos-across-australia-feared-as-indonesias-sangeang-api-volcano-spews-ash-into-sky/story-fnizu68q-1226938123744
Satellite image:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/labs/worldview/?switch=geographic&products=baselayers,!MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor~overlays,sedac_bound&time=2014-05-31&map=117.375244,-9.394775,121.06665,-7.355713
Brian