Shiveluch’s inner heat melts Kamchatka snow, captured by Landsat 9

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Shiveluch’s inner heat melts Kamchatka snow, captured by Landsat 9
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Fresh Landsat 9 imagery shows volcanic heat melting snow on Russia’s active Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka, revealing a growing lava dome and dark flow channels; the heat from recent activity continues to reshape the snowy slopes and raises the potential for pyroclastic flows as the dome evolves.

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