Volcanic ash particles are very, very abrasive. They can cause permanent damage to windscreens in the aircraft and can even make windscreens look opaque—like someone has gone over them with ...

The glassy ash particles melt when sucked into jet turbines, clog fuel systems and can stall engines in midair. In 1982, British Airways Flight 9 lost power in all four engines after flying ...

Scientists say the recent bout of heightened volcanic activity may go on for centuries.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

"We show that volcanic ash particles can trigger ice cloud formation by acting as sites for ice nucleation. Clouds play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate and energy balance.

Large raindrops began falling like sleet on the evening of May 29 near the Kagoshima prefectural office, creating thick, dark ...

Volcanic ash is a silent killer, ... Fine ash particles can also settle in waterways and smother aquatic plants and animals. During the 2008 Chaitén eruption in Chile, ...

“Ash-producing eruptions can produce volcanic lightning in the ash cloud due to friction between volcanic ash particles, and that lightning produces thunder, which may be audible at further ...

Ash particles from Iceland's still-erupting volcano remain high in the atmosphere and do not pose a health risk so far to people in Europe, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. > Toning ...

The small particles and gas from eruptions cause the sunlight to scatter and refract in colorful ways. I’m fairly confident that is full on VAC over Jacksonville. Aka a volcanic ash cloud.

A Volcanic Ash Advisory was issued for Texas on Wednesday as winds shifted ash north. The Popocatépetl Volcano spews ash and smoke as seen from Mexico on May 18, 2023.