A plume of ash from the Kilauea volcano rose 12,000 feet into the air before dropping ash on sections of the Big Island of Hawaii, prompting officials Tuesday to warn residents to stay indoors and airplanes to stay away from the area. The volcano could plug up as the magma level in the crater drops and the pressure below could build up. Geologists aren't exactly sure what caused Tuesday's slightly more intense ash emissions.
US Geological Survey officials have said a phreatic eruption could happen at Halemaumau crater at the top of the Kilauea volcano. And it could send ash plumes as far as 12 miles from the summit crater. Besides the ash, which is not poisonous, residents have to worry about choking on sulfur dioxide.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/15/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano/index.html
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