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Pyroclastic flow - Wikipedia

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Pyroclastic flow - Wikipedia
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A pyroclastic flow, more broadly known as a pyroclastic density current, is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano.
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