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What's in the photo? A large cloud of toxic gas emerging from the active volcanoWhen was it taken? July 10, 2018
Momotombo is an active stratovolcano that sits on the northern shore of Lake Managua in west Nicaragua. Stereographers who surveyed the region dubbed the volcano"the smoking terror" in 1902, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. It is relatively young for a volcano — around 4,500 years old — and its peak is 4,167 feet above sea level, according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.
The volcano is currently in an eruptive phase and had major outbursts in November 2015 and February 2016. Before then, the volcano had not erupted since 1905. However, there has been no significant activity at the volcano since 2021, according to the Global Volcanism Program.In the photo, the volcano appears to be coughing up a cloud from its summit.
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