2015: The rise of volcanoes

2015 is a special year for the unusual activities of volcanoes around the world. According to an estimate of about 1,500 active volcanoes, there are about 50 eruptions every year, pushing large amounts of steam, ash, poison gas, and lava flying into the surrounding areas.

This year there are some prominent erupting volcanoes including Mount Etna in Italy, Wolf on the Galapagos Islands, Cotopaxi in Ecuador, Villarrica in Chile, Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'apai in Tonga, Mount Sinabung in Indonesia, Piton de la Fournaise on the island of Réunion, Kilauea in Hawaii, Momotombo in Nicaragua, Colima in Mexico, and Calbuco in Chile. The images below show the diversity of volcanic activities on Earth in the past year.

1. A "bad" storm has volcanic thunder accompanied, when Mount Etna of Italy erupts on December 3, 2015

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2. The night sky was lit up in Sicily when explosions and ash rose from Voragine's mouth of Etna volcano on December 3, 2015.

Photo of Marco Restivo / Demotix / Corbis

3. Lava stream from Mount Etna flows into Val del Bove valley near Simone mountain, May 16, 2015

Photo Antonio Zanghì / Demotix / Corbis

4. Wolf volcano sprayed smoke and lava on Isabela Island, May 25, 2015, a photo provided by the Galapagos National Park. Wolf is on top of one of the Galapagos Islands, Spain, erupted early in the morning. According to local authorities, volcanic activity will threaten the life of a pink salamander species.

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5. Scene of ash spraying of Cotopaxi volcano, Sangolqui city, Ecuador, August 29, 2015. Tasty mountains resume operation from August 14 after 138 years of silence.

Photo Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty

6. Villarrica volcano looks at night in Pucón, Chile, May 10, 2015. Mount Villarrica, located near the famous tourist area of ​​Pucon, is one of the most active mountains in South America.

Photo Cristobal Saavedra / Reuters

7. Mount Villarica erupted near Pucón, Chile, March 3, 2015

Photo Lautaro Salinas / AP

8. Villarrica volcano, covered by clouds near Pucón, Chile, May 19, 2015

Photo Cristobal Saavedra / Reuters

9. Overcast sky covered the volcano of Villarria, Pucon, Chile, July 25, 2015

Photo Cristobal Saavedra / Reuters

10. The photo was taken on January 17, 2015, from a boat on the sea, where a frigatebird rose above the hot air of steam and gas erupting from Mount Tonga, about 65km back. South Pacific, capital of Tonga, Nuku'alofa.

Photo of Mary Lyn Fonua / AFP / Getty

11. Ash spewed from Mount Sinabung in an eruption seen from the village of Beras Tepu, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, May 29, 2015. More than 10,000 people from 12 villages, who are living around Mount Sinabung, have must leave their homes and move to refugee camps, according to local media.

Photo Beawiharta / Reuters.

12. The surrounding people watched Mount Sinabung spray ash into the air in an eruption at Karo Regency, Indonesia, on February 9, 2015.

Endro Lewa / Antara Photo Photo Agency / Reuters.

13. A small church next to Mount Sinabung in the abandoned village of Simacem, North Sumatra, Indonesia, November 16, 2015. Since the Village is located in the volcanic activity area, residents are forced to evacuate. go elsewhere.

Photos of Binsar Bakkara / AP.

14. A stream of lava flows down the slope of Mount Sinabung, seen from the village of Tiga Kicat, on June 20, 2015

Photo of Ulet Ifansasti / Getty.

15. The man on the motorbike when Mount Sinabung sprayed ash, looked from Tiga Kicat village on June 20, 2015

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16. A person watches the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the eruption on February 5, 2015, at the French Indian Ocean island of Réunion Island. This is the second eruption in the past year at Piton de la Fournaise after 3 years of silence.

Photo of Fabrice Wislez / AP

17. A helicopter flies above lava flows flowing out of the Piton de la Fournaise mountains when it erupts on May 17, 2015, on the French island of the Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

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18. Lava sprayed from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano "Peak of Furnace", in the southeast corner of the island in the Indian Ocean, Réunion on August 1, 2015.

Photo of Ben Curtis / AP.

19. Lava flows from Piton de la Fournaise volcano on July 31, 2015

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20. The moon begins to grow when molten lava is erupted from the Piton de la Fournaise mountain, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, on July 31, 2015, on Reunion Island.

Photo of Gilles Adt / Reuters

21. Lava erupts from Mount Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world's most active volcanoes, on July 31, 2015.

Photo of Gilles Adt / Reuters

22. One of the many small flows of lava, escaping from the mainstream, in the Puna region near Pahoa, Hawaii, on January 26, 2015. Affecting Puna's people's lives in many month.

Photo US Geological Survey / AP.

23. Smoke rises from Kilauea volcano at night in Hawai'i National Park, Hawaii, November 4, 2015.

Photo of Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

24. Momotombo volcano erupts a large burst of gas and ash, seen from the Papalonal rural area, in Leon, Nicaragua, on December 2, 2015. Silence for many years, volcanoes begin to erupt some The stone glowed on Wednesday, after pushing out a large salary of emissions and ash from the day before. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed in an eruption of Momotombo and was moved to the west.

Photo of Esteban Felix / AP

25. Lava flows from the Colima volcano, also known as Volcano of Fire, near Comala, Mexico, on July 10, 2015.

Photo of Sergio Tapiro Velasco / AP

26. Photograph of the Calbuco volcano erupting from Puerto Varas, Chile, on April 22, 2015. The volcano erupts a giant billowing cloud, dense ash covering a large area of ​​the domain. Sparsely populated mountains in southern Chile.

Photo Carlos F. Gutierrez / AP

27. Calbuco volcano erupted near Puerto Varas, Chile, on April 22, 2015.

Photo Carlos F. Gutierrez / AP

28. Calbuco volcano erupted near Puerto Varas, Chile, on April 22, 2015.

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29. Calbuco volcano erupted on April 22, 2015. Due to the volcanic eruption with a column of smoke 20 km high, the government declared a red alert and ordered the evacuation of about 1,500 residents of Ensenada, Alerce, Colonia Río Sur, and the town of Correntoso.

Alex Vidal Brecas / EPA / Corbis photo

30. Smoke and ash from Calbuco volcano, seen from Puerto Montt city, on April 22, 2015.

Photo Sergio Candia / Reuters

31. The lightning in the volcanic ash column erupted by volcano Calbuco near Puerto Varas, Chile, on April 23, 2015.

Photo David Cortes Serey / AP

32. Lightning volcanic mountains above the volatile Calbuco, April 23, 2015, seen from Frutillar, Chile.

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33. Volcano Calbuco at night, Puerto Varas, Chile, April 24, 2015.

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