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However, schools were closed, and a nighttime curfew was implemented after ashfall blanketed several villages, reducing motorists' visibility and prompting concerns over respiratory health.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Twenty-two million people live in the volcano’s shadow, and its ashfalls and eruptions are dangerous enough to cancel schools and shut down airports.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 11 July 2023
The ashfall has become so significant that many activities at Yogjakarta have ceased due to the ash, including any air traffic in and out of the city's airport.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2010
If an eruption were to occur, the primary hazards would be from volcanic ashfall and drifting ash clouds.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Twenty-two million people live in the volcano’s shadow, and its ashfalls and eruptions are dangerous enough to cancel schools and shut down airports.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 11 July 2023
The ashfall has become so significant that many activities at Yogjakarta have ceased due to the ash, including any air traffic in and out of the city's airport.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2010
If an eruption were to occur, the primary hazards would be from volcanic ashfall and drifting ash clouds.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Ashfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashfall. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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