ash cloud
Eruption's airborne debris
An ash cloud is a mass of volcanic ash, rock fragments, and gases ejected into the atmosphere during an eruption.
These clouds can rise miles into the sky and spread across vast distances, disrupting air travel and affecting weather patterns: The ash cloud from Eyjafjallajökull grounded flights across Europe for weeks.
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- stratovolcanoLayered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
- tephraEjected volcanic material
- aerosolsSuspended particles in gas
stratosphere · respiratory issues · engine failure · air travel · volcanic winter · jet stream · grounded · ground zero · air traffic control · no-fly zone · caldera · fallout · crater · sedimentation · explosion · suffocating · choking hazard · debris
- volcanic activityeruption, active, lava, dormant, magma
- Mount St. Helenseruption, crater, volcanic crater, lava dome, pyroclastic flow
- volcanic featuresvolcano, lava, geyser, hot spring, crater
- volcano termsaa, lava tube, lava flow, cinder cone, volcanic crater
- volcanoesvolcano, volcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera
- natural disastersearthquake, tornado, hurricane, tsunami, volcanic eruption
ash cloudclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
blue sky · clean air · visibility · fresh air · unpolluted air
ash cloudlava flow
Moving volcanic discharge
magma · pyroclastic flow · lava · molten rock