ASH CLOUDS

WHAT ARE ASH CLOUDS?

• They're formed durning an eruption
• They're made of pulverized rock
• Have particles bigger then 2mm
• Minerals and volcanic glass in ash clouds

WHAT DO THEY DO?

• The force of the escaping gas shatters the magma.
• It propels it into the atmosphere where it solidifies
• Turns it into volcanic glass and rock

WHAT DO THEY DO TO THE HUMAN BODY?

• When it enters the body it incinerated thousands from the heat
• Ash clouds are immediate and lethal
• So pretty much when it hits your body you start to die.

WHAT TO DO

• Try to evacuate.
• If unable to evacuate lock yourself in a building
• Close all items and lock all doors
• Put face mask on so you don't breath in ash
• Wait for It to pass

WHAT NOT TO DO

• Don't go outside, stay in.
• Don't breath in ash

VOLCANOES THAT HAD ASH CLOUDS

• Mt. St. Helens
• Patagonia in Hawaii