Sentences with phrase «volcanic ash like»

Not exact matches

The photo makes it seem like a dangerous place, but when I visited, the only volcanic matter that landed on my head was ash.

In 1815, the Indonesian volcano Tambora propelled more ash and volcanic gases into the atmosphere than any other eruption in history and resulted in significant atmospheric cooling on a global scale, much like Krakatau a few decades later.

A future challenge for researchers, Jackson says, will be to «find ways to activate aggregates, as slag or as volcanic ash for example, in innovative concretes so that these can develop strätlingite reinforcements in interfacial zones like the Roman architectural mortars.»

Records of ancient sex — like the fossil that resulted when this couple was killed and covered by fine, poisonous, volcanic ash (above right)-- are unusual: There are only 33 other instances of preserved mating insects, most trapped in amber.

When we did the same experiment with sand and volcanic ash using Earth - like conditions, all of it came out.

Bentonite clay is actually volcanic ash and has been used throughout history for healing because it produces an electric charge that, when heated, has the ability to absorb toxins like a sponge.

Igneous rocks like lava flows and volcanic ash are an exception to the rule, because scientists can use radiometric dating to pin down the absolute age.

The biggest threat on the boy's journey (that ends at the top of a volcanic ash spewing mountain straight out of Lord of the Rings) is a man - hunting monster like the ones his father fights.

Another interesting feature of the Froyo is its new speech recognition system that makes it possible for the device to comprehend complex phrases like» pictures of the volcanic activity in Iceland spewing ash throughout Europe» or «pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset» followed by instant search against these terms.

The island of Ortigia smells like the sea and the intense heat of summer carries with it a scent of soil, of volcanic ashes and hot ancient bricks.

I've sometimes thought that global cataclysms like the largest volcanic eruptions would disrupt the glacial records by many years, like Oruanui eruption c. 26500bp, as these would induce unrecorded behavior in weather and other things, f.e. the huge ash deposits might decrease the albedo so much a local melting event happens.

Turner's work, in particular, which often depicts brightly colored sunsets and emphasized natural light, can be used to roughly estimate aerosol optical depth — that is, the amount of particles like dust, volcanic ash, smoke and sea salts in the atmosphere — at the time the painting was made.

«Any type of event like the volcanic ash event really creates heightened awareness of the need for travel insurance,» says Michael J. Ambrose, president of Travelex Insurance Services.