eruption
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A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia's main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Some 550 firefighters are in the battle against the flames near the eruption of another fire in July that covered 37 square kilometres of land.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala has triggered the evacuation of at least two villages on its slopes.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The researchers say this newly recognized role of superheating could help volcanologists better interpret monitoring data and improve forecasts of eruption behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Even Governor Dixy Lee Ray hadn’t been concerned when she first heard about the eruption.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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And how does the corona continue to remain so hot despite frequent eruptions during which it loses huge amounts of energy?
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Disaster management agency Conred issued a nationwide orange alert, the second highest, and warned locals to be prepared as the eruptions could create further pyroclastic flows and billowing ash clouds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A vast reservoir of magma beneath Japan's Kikai caldera appears to be filling again, offering scientists a rare glimpse into how some of Earth's largest volcanoes recover after catastrophic eruptions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
"We must understand how such large quantities of magma can accumulate to understand how giant caldera eruptions occur," says Kobe University geophysicist Nobukazu Seama.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
I don’t realize I’m checking my palms for creeping lesions, eruptions called cutaneous larva migrans, until Grandma gives me The Eye-Roll.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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