2012: Marking the New Year. Never a Year Like '09 - JibJab. The Year in Pictures: Part I. 2011 in review video. EARTH - One video you NEED to see. Twitters 2011 Year in review. 2011, Buh-Bye! Greenpeace Year in Pictures 2011. New Year No Limits: World Record Jump (Slow Motion) The Year in Pictures: Part III. 2010 in photos (part 1 of 3) 2009 in photos (part 1 of 3) The year in Pictures: Part II. The second collection of images from 2011 once again brought us nature at its full force with floods, drought, wild fires, tornadoes and spectacular images of volcanic eruptions.
The death of Osama bin Laden, the attack on an island in Norway by a lone gunman, continued fighting in Libya, and protests around the globe were a few of the news events dominating the headlines. -- Lloyd Young Please see part 1 from Monday and watch for part 3 Friday. (45 photos total) A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5.
Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images) ) The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011.