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DECEMBER 02, 2017 18:11 IST
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The eruption of Mount Agung volcano at Bali in Indonesia forced authorities to close the
airport for a few days on November 28, 2017, stranding thousands of travellers. The Ministry
of Energy and Mineral Resources said data from a NASA monitoring satellite had indicated a
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significant amount of magma near the surface. According to Reuters, climate scientists are
studying the eruption for clues to a possible short-cut to curb global warming by injecting
sun-dimming chemicals high above the earth.

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Students stand on a truck as they head to school with Mount Agung volcano spewing smoke and ash in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov.
28, 2017. Mount Agung volcano on Bali has erupted for the rst time in more than half a century, forcing closure of the Indonesian tourist island's
busy airport as the mountain gushes huge columns of ash that are a threat to airplanes.  

When the Agung volcano had last erupted in 1963, it had spewed an estimated 8 million
tonnes of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere, enough to trim world temperatures for
months.

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Villagers watch a river over owing with water mixed with volcanic ash during the eruption of Mount Agung in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia November
28, 2017.  

Pictures show smoke and lava spouting from Agung this week, estimated to be about 10,000
tonnes of sulphur dioxide, and not reaching as high as the stratosphere; villagers watching a
river overflowing with water mixed with volcanic ash and students heading to school.

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