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Kilauea erupts, destroying webcam [video]

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581 points zdw | 1 comments | 06 Dec 25 23:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nickpsecurity ◴[07 Dec 25 00:54 UTC] No.46178218[source]▶
The threat level for airplanes is set to orange... for anyone dumb enough to fly over an erupting volcano. The orange flying from the ground would be all the motivation I need to stay clear of it.

It was an awesome video, though.

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mschuster91 ◴[07 Dec 25 01:44 UTC] No.46178454[source]▶
> The threat level for airplanes is set to orange... for anyone dumb enough to fly over an erupting volcano.

Even 180km away from the eruption, airplanes can be seriously damaged [1].

Jet engines really, really do not like to ingest anything else than air and, maybe, a tad bit of water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_009

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avalys ◴[07 Dec 25 02:07 UTC] No.46178559[source]▶
Volcanic ash is particularly bad because it is so abrasive, having been freshly formed without any opportunity for erosion to smooth it down like regular dust.
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1. duskwuff ◴[07 Dec 25 04:39 UTC] No.46179188[source]▶
That's not the only problem - volcanic ash also has a low enough melting point that it'll melt in the combustion chamber of a jet engine and leave glassy deposits on cooler components.