HI are names our Julie and Carolynn. We're from Birch Meadow School. Our question is how high can lava shoot when it is erupting? Thank you

rocky Julie and Carolynn

Dear Julie and Carolynn,

Large explosive eruptions can shoot fragmented lava (ash) to heights of 25 miles (40 km).

Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota

Source of Information:

Sparks, R.S.J., 1986, The dimensions and dynamics of volcanic eruption column: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 48, p. 3-15. 

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