Ash tree, autumn foliage, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK, Europe

Close up views of glacial ice and ash after the 1969 eruption on Deception Island in Antarctica. Note the melting ice dropping suspended ash onto the beach.

Close up views of glacial ice and ash after the 1969 eruption on Deception Island in Antarctica

Close up views of glacial ice and ash after the 1969 eruption on Deception Island in Antarctica

Close up views of glacial ice and ash after the 1969 eruption on Deception Island in Antarctica. Here thermal energy sends steam up in the seawater surrounding the recent ash flow.

Close up views of glacial ice and ash after the 1969 eruption on Deception Island in Antarctica. Note how the ash is suspended within the ice itself. Here ash is falling from the flow above.