volcano
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By revealing how fresh magma accumulates beneath a volcano responsible for one of Earth's most extraordinary eruptions, the research brings scientists closer to understanding the processes that eventually make such colossal events possible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The volcano erupted with the Nazi annexation of Austria and the Kristallnacht pogrom later that year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Scientists at Penn State have uncovered evidence of two previously unrecognized magma sources beneath Nicaragua's active Masaya volcano, raising new questions about how molten rock moves beneath the surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Located near Managua, Nicaragua's capital, Masaya is a geologically complex volcano featuring multiple overlapping craters and calderas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
When our world changes—from a volcano or from a virus—we want to know how best to survive.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Forty-five miles after it began, the journey through volcanoes, salt lakes, pine forests, aspens and a valley that stretches across the horizon comes to an end at a lonely intersection with U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The findings may therefore have implications beyond Nicaragua, particularly for other active volcanoes that contain persistent lava lakes and complex underground magma systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Across the surrounding countryside, seepages resemble miniature volcanoes overflowing with crude and leaving hardened black trails.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Ulanqab, with its steppes and volcanoes, is an unlikely digital frontier.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
All the way from Hoboken he’d gazed out at the marvelous sights: electric trams pulling pink faces up Albany’s hills; factories glowing like volcanoes in the Buffalo night.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
It is not just storms threatening the region, but earthquakes and volcanos too, points out Peter Levy, boss of Jamaican insurance company BCIC.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
One of the most active volcanos on Earth, Kilauea erupts every 2 to 3 years on average.
From Science Magazine ● May 27, 2024
In addition to lava, volcanos eject large amounts of pumice, ashes and gases as a fast-moving flow, known as "pyroclastic flow," and its sediments are a valuable data source on past eruptions.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
It seemed like an eruption might be imminent … but volcanos are fickle.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023
The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanos formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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