Sentence examples for drifting ash cloud from inspiring English sources

Lightning is most frequently observed in the convective part of the plume (Thomas et al. 2010; Behnke et al. 2014), although discharges from a drifting ash cloud more than 100 km from the vent were observed on two occasions at Redoubt (Hoblitt 1994; Behnke et al. 2009).

Satellite imagery is most often used to track drifting ash clouds overhead and, occasionally, ash fallout on the ground.

The use of satellite images of drifting ash clouds as a measure of hazard assessment is a widespread practice in aviation.

A deadly outbreak of cholera later in the year and political unrest compounded the misery.Drifting ash clouds emanating from a volcano in Iceland led to the closure of European air space for several days, causing the biggest disruption to worldwide air travel since September 11th 2001.American combat operations ended in Iraq, seven years after the start of the war.

On Tuesday, airlines canceled about 500 European flights as the ash cloud drifted into northern Britain and Ireland.

As the massive ash cloud drifted south, emergency workers handed out protective masks in a wide area including parts of Chile and Argentina.

That forecast came before the volcanic ash cloud that drifted over the Continent led to more than 100,000 flight cancellations in April and May, resulting in an estimated $1.8 billion in lost revenue, the group said.

Transatlantic air passengers face the threat of delays this weekend as a substantial volcanic ash cloud drifts between Europe and the US.

The BBC Philharmonic is joined by Tasmin Little for EJ Moeran's rhapsodic Violin Concerto and HK Gruber conducts a tone poem by Anthony Payne, inspired by a visit to Reykjavik's Science Museum: the sound of grinding tectonic plates are picked up by a seismograph and, as the music spills over like lava, an ash cloud drifts over the world before sinking into silence.

The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in the Australian city of Darwin said a volcanic ash cloud was now drifting southeast.

The Irish Aviation Authority announced that all flights scheduled to land and depart from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday had been canceled, because of "the safety risks to crews and passengers as a result of the drift south of the volcanic ash cloud caused by the northeasterly winds".