As the ash cloud drifted east over the island nation one airport was temporarily closed.

随着火山灰向印尼东部飘流，一个机场被暂时性关闭。

Ash clouds continued to come out of Taal for many days.

火山灰连续多日从塔尔上空飘出。

The dense ash cloud blocks out sunlight for hundreds of kilometers and brings Europe's air traffic to a stand still.

厚厚的火山灰云遮住了方圆几百公里的阳光，导致欧洲的空中交通暂停。

The blast created a vast ash cloud and led to a tsunami (two people drowned across the Pacific ocean in Peru).

火山爆发形成了巨大的火山灰云团，并且引发了海啸（两人在太平洋彼岸的秘鲁溺水身亡）。

The real worry from this worldwide is the ash cloud which would block out the sunlight, cooling the globe and crippling agriculture.

人们真正担忧的是火山灰形成的云会遮挡阳光，使全球变冷，破坏农业。

And the blast from Mount Aetna earlier this week sent a volcanic ash cloud about seven and a half miles into the air.

本周早些时候，来自安泰火山的爆炸将大约7.5英里高的火山灰抛向空中。

She told Reuters news agency she fled her home with only two sets of clothes after she saw a huge ash cloud form.

她对路透社说，她看到一朵巨大的火山灰云后，只带了两套衣服就逃离了居所。

The eruption beneath an Icelandic glacier created an ash cloud that forced airspace closures across northern Europe, stranding many thousands of air travellers.

冰河下火山喷发产生的灰云迫使北欧关闭领空，滞留了很多航空旅客。

If an ash cloud is produced, we can distinguish which volcano is erupting using low frequency microphones.

如果产生了火山灰云， 我们可以使用低频麦克风区分哪座火山正在喷发。

The ash cloud posed a risk to jet planes because it rose to around 30,000ft (9100 metres) which is the normal cruising altitude for passenger planes.

火山灰云会给喷气式飞带来危险，因为火山灰云会上升到大约3万英尺的高空，而这一高度正是载客飞机正常的巡航高度。

But, as we have learned in modern times how to disperse clouds somewhat, you might think we could manage to do something about these ash clouds as well.

但是，正如我们在现代学会了如何驱散云一样，你可能会认为我们也可以设法对付这些火山灰云。

On December 20 last year and then on January 13, the volcano erupted again, creating visible ash clouds that could be seen from the Tonga island Tongatapu.

去年 12 月 20 日和 1 月 13 日， 火山再次喷发，形成可见的火山灰云， 从汤加岛 Tongatapu 可以看到。