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Volcanic Ash Dispersal Across Continents

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The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines sent ash and gases into the stratosphere that circled the globe within three weeks, temporarily cooling global temperatures by about 0.5°C.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a volcano in Iceland grounding flights across Europe, or ash from a Pacific eruption reaching North America. How can solid rock debris travel thousands of kilometers from its source?