Sentences with phrase «caused volcanic ash»

The eruption caused volcanic ash to fall on nearby villages, forcing residents to flee to the southern part of the island.

The eruptions have caused volcanic ash rain in nearby villages, forcing residents to flee to the southern part of Bali.

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The entire cliff would have been deposited very quickly from a fast - moving current of hot gas and ash (a pyroclastic density current), and the extreme temperatures (900-1000 °C) caused the ash to weld to the ground and effectively enameled the area in dense volcanic glass.

«Tiny volcanic ash particles enter the atmosphere and can be transported long distances causing all kinds of problems, from becoming an aviation hazard to affecting respiratory health for both humans and animals,» explains Mulukutla.

That left the El Chichon and Pinatubo volcanic eruptions in 1982 and 1991 as the remaining major natural perturbations to the climate trend, although that had as much to do with the timing of the eruptions as it did with the cooling caused by the nearly global distribution of volcanic ash in the upper atmosphere.

Mineral - rich volcanic ash that helps remove pore clogging debris which can cause breakouts.

Specifically, this applies to ash, dust, or particles from a volcanic eruption that have caused a direct loss to covered property in a building.

Volcanic ash can cause a nuisance to farmers, burying agricultural lands and damaging crops.

The volcanic ash from the eruption has traveled to the east, causing the temporary closure of Lombok International Airport and cancellation of more than 5,000 flight seats, both domestic and international flights.

«Volcanic ash clouds could continue to cause flight disruption and may result in further airport closures in the region.

Two major volcanoes — El Chichon in 1982 and Pinatubo in 1991 — caused global average temperature to dip as a result of volcanic ash, soot and debris reflecting sunlight back into space.

12 * ICE AGES: More elliptical orbit causes less sunlight to reach Earth — results in ice ages (100,000 yr cycles) * VOLCANIC ACTIVITY: Release ash and aerosols into the atmosphere Reflects sun rays causing cooler temps * SOLAR ENERGY: Cause short term changes Less solar energy can cause small iceCause short term changes Less solar energy can cause small icecause small ice ages

Large particle volcanic ash settles out very rapidly, and it is the very small particles seeded by sulfuric acid (from SO2) that are more important in causing durable and widespread cooling.

According to National Air Traffic Services (NATS), volcanic ash emitting from the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland has caused a significant number of flight cancellations and travel delays across Europe.