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Pyroclastic Flow

3 mentions in 1 episode

Superheated cloud of gas, dust, and ash that moves rapidly down volcano slopes and is the deadliest volcanic phenomenon.

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  • 20:09

    Pyroclastic flow is an ash cloud that's burning that terrifies Seth.

  • 20:31

    Pyroclastic flows move down slopes at speeds greater than 40 to 60 miles per hour.

  • 21:00

    Pyroclastic flows killed 30,000 people at Mount Pelée in 1902.