Picture of the Day: Icelandic Volcano Eruption from Space
Images from a meteorological satellite capture the vertical extent of the Grímsvötn volcano's eruption cloud More »
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Jared Keller is a former associate editor for The Atlantic and The Atlantic Wire and has also written for Lapham's Quarterly's Deja Vu blog, National Journal's The Hotline, Boston's Weekly Dig, and Preservation magazine.
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