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blasting steam and rocky debris high above the ocean's surface

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yes the black smoke mixes with the air and pollutes it.

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Volcanic ash can be very harmful. It can kill crops, cause lung damage, and damage machinery. Some eruptions release significant amounts of sulfur dioxide.

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Yes, Most active volcanoes release sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which causes air pollution. Some componetents of volcanic ash may be toxic as well.

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No, humans do. Specifically industrial countries that do not have 'green' technology.

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There are some poisonous gases leaked from volcanoes. However, the volcano itself is not poison.

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No, they are natural, all that they produce is a natural part of the geological cycles.

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Volcanoes emit a pollution called sulfur dioxide. Volcanoes sometimes form clouds when it gets heavy enough.

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Yes, and volcanoes and other seismic activity are responsible for some of the greatest releases of greenhouse gases.

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yes the black smoke mixes with the air and pollutes it

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