Carlos F. Gutierrez

智利 Patagonia Press for Diario La Tercera

自然生態 單幅 第一名

智利首都南方Patagonia區的沙伊頓火山,因火山灰的熱度使電流產生火光,照亮了火山口上方的夜空。這座火山在休眠9400年後於五月恢復活動。就算在兩百多公里遠處都可見噴出的火山灰,它們甚至隨風飄到鄰國阿根廷。數以千計的人全面撤離出這個地區,因此傷亡不多。

Carlos F. Gutierrez

Chile, Patagonia Press for Diario La Tercera

1st Prize Nature Singles

Electrical discharges sparked by the heat of ash plumes light the night sky above Chaiten volcano in the Patagonia region of Chile. The volcano began erupting in early May, for the first time in 9,400 years. Ash billowing from the crater was visible from some 200 kilometers away, and even caused disruption in neighboring Argentina. Thousands of people were evacuated from the surrounding area, with relatively few casualties.