Sentences with phrase «volcanic ash rain»

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

On August 24, 79 CE, the long - silent Mount Vesuvius erupted, and volcanic ash rained down on Pompeii.

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The Indonesian supervolcano Toba had one of these eruptions about 73000 years ago, when 2800 cubic kilometers of volcanic ash was ejected into the atmosphere and rained down and covered enormous areas in Indonesia and India.

Using a pipette full of water, fresh volcanic ash and mathematical modelling, Sanjoy Som at the University of Washington in Seattle worked out how the size of imprints related to the speed at which the rain fell through the ancient atmosphere.

Some 2.7 billion years ago, in what is now Omdraaisvlei farm near Prieska, South Africa, a brief storm dropped rain on a layer of ash from a recent volcanic eruption.

The blast of hot air and rain of volcanic ash also reached nearby Herculaneum (pictured above), where it entombed a library of papyrus scrolls.

Read about the fear and awe local residents felt as the skies darkened and ash rained from the sky in Witness: First Hand Accounts of the Largest Volcanic Eruption of the 20th Century.

With each new cup you'll pilot your car through extraordinary places, watching the sun setting, facing rain, snow, volcanic ashes and even severe sandstorms.

Mount Vernon renters insurance provides you with compensation in the event of a number of perils including volcanic ash damage, storm, wind, rain or hail damage and hurricane damage.