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Volcanic eruptions inject ash into global wind streams

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Erupting mountains blast particulate matter so high that stratospheric winds carry it around the entire planet. It is nature's way of ensuring that a violent geological event in one hemisphere ruins the sunset in another.

Volcanic eruptions inject ash into global wind streams
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