Montserrat Volcano Spews Ash, Rocks
From Times Wire Reports
Montserrat’s newly revived volcano hurled glowing rocks into the sky, triggered fiery avalanches and shot a thundering ash cloud as high as 30,000 feet, scientists said. It was the largest explosion since the Soufriere Hills volcano on this British Caribbean island began belching out new rock in November after a silence of several months that had scientists predicting an end to four years of eruptions.
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