volcanic ash

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In a video provided to the BBC by rescue officials, workers could be seen digging through a thick layer of black volcanic ash beneath a large rock and retrieving bone fragments.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

"It is known that volcanoes emit methane during eruptions, but until now it was not known that volcanic ash is also capable of partially cleaning up this pollution," he adds.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

During the Tonga eruption, massive amounts of salty seawater were blasted into the stratosphere together with volcanic ash.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

The results showed that the eggshells could be dated with an accuracy of about five percent when compared with ages determined from volcanic ash layers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Now they had volcanic ash to deal with.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer