[The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador released ash as it erupted Sunday. The volcano became active in 1999. Image by Dolores Ochoa via AP]

Jon Gustafsson, the Icelandic photographer who had some of the best footage of last year's Eyjafjallajokull eruption, has some breathtaking video of currently-erupting volcano Grímsvötn taken from a helicopter. Check out that lightning! Whoever is in charge of volcano weather is doing a great job. [via Bad Astronomy/Discover]

Japan's Mount Shinmoedake is currently erupting, spewing smoke and ash nearly 10,000 feet in the air. Oh, and there's some lava too. But it wouldn't be a modern natural disaster if it wasn't caught on camera.