There was another big volcanic eruption earlier this month
Randy Mann.
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As reported in previous articles, there are over 1,500 active volcanoes around the Earth with an average of 50-70 eruptions per year. According to VolcanoDiscovery.com, as of the weekend, there are over 40 volcanoes that are currently erupting. Active volcanoes have occasionally wrecked airline travel plans. Mostly recently, another eruption in Indonesia resulted in flight delays and cancellations.
The volcano that erupted in early September was Anak Krakatau. It exploded for more than 24 hours and shut down eight airports as an ash cloud was sent about 50,000 feet into the atmosphere. The latest data shows that the ash and gas emitted from the volcano stayed in the lowest layer of our atmosphere, the troposphere, and is not expected to have an impact on the cooling of the Earth’s temperature.
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