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  2. Volcanic ash - Wikipedia

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    There are many instances of damage to jet aircraft as a result of an ash encounter. On 24 June 1982, a British Airways Boeing 747-236B flew through the ash cloud from the eruption of Mount Galunggung, Indonesia resulting in the failure of all four engines. The plane descended 24,000 feet (7,300 m) in 16 minutes before the engines restarted ...

  3. Eruption column - Wikipedia

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    An eruption column or eruption plume is a cloud of super-heated ash and tephra suspended in gases emitted during an explosive volcanic eruption. The volcanic materials form a vertical column or plume that may rise many kilometers into the air above the vent of the volcano.

  4. Vulcanian eruption - Wikipedia

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    A Vulcanian eruption is a type of volcanic eruption characterized by a dense cloud of ash-laden gas exploding from the crater and rising high above the peak. They usually commence with phreatomagmatic eruptions which can be extremely noisy due to the rising magma heating water in the ground. This is usually followed by the explosive clearing of ...

  5. A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean ...

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    Mount Ruang spewed lava and and ash on April 17, seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi. It also triggered lightning in the ash cloud -- a common phenomenon in powerful volcano eruptions.

  6. Ash from erupting Indonesia volcano cancels flights in and ...

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    More photos from various days since the eruption show the ash cloud in great detail, looming over villages. According to BNPB, 11,553 citizens have evacuated due to the eruptions.

  7. Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East ...

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    It did not explicitly say whether the earthquake touched off the eruptions. A “code red” ash cloud warning briefly put all aircraft in the area on alert, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption ...

  8. 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull - Wikipedia

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    This eruption lasted eight days, from 7–15 June of that year, with an ash cloud that would have required additional days to dissipate, [76] and resulted in worldwide abnormal weather and decrease in global temperature over the next few years. However, the second phase of Eyjafjallajökull's eruption lasted longer than that of Mount Pinatubo.

  9. Massive Ash Cloud Observed as Stromboli Volcano Erupts in ...

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    A thick ash cloud was seen towering above Italy’s Stromboli volcano on December 5 as the eruption continued.Footage recorded by Angelo Gitto shows emissions spiraling into the sky, as lava glows ...