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Volcanic hazards

Nuée ardente at Merapi
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What Are Nuées Ardentes and How Do They Form?

Nuées ardentes, Peléan clouds, or glowing avalanches refer to hot, sometimes incandescent turbulent clouds of expanding gas, ash, and other volcanic debris rapidly flowing downwards

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