Cosmic volcano photo

"Reportedly not photoshopped," tweets the most awesome and excellent Roger Ebert, and that's good enough for me. Photo by Marco Fulle, via Stromboli.org.

Volcano + lightning: awesome. Volcano + migrating birds: not good. Not good at all.

Also: Coachella loses "maybe a dozen bands." Good thing I decided to stay home this year!

Volcano Chaitén

Hat tip to Kitsune Noir.

Photo of lightning triggered by the eruption. Unreal.

New rumbling from Chilean volcano worries experts

Recent outcry over the status of pets and stray animals left in Chaitén has prompted a response from legislators

Veterinarians have already been traveling to the region "to rescue hungry, thirsty and scared pets, bringing some of them back to Puerto Montt." The volcanic activity has caused extensive flooding, and now the region is expecting two weeks of rain. Satellite shot from this site: