Sahara

Example Sentences

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“Most of the fatalities in the modern era from volcanic activity have been from lahars, not from the actual explosive part of the eruption itself.”

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Those mudslides are known as lahars in Indonesian, which translates to cold lava.

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

Pyroclastic flows and lahars hitting the ocean can also displace water on an alarming scale.

From Scientific American • Mar. 24, 2019

An eruption on Mount Rainier could rapidly melt glaciers, triggering huge mudflows - called lahars - that could reach the densely populated surrounding lowlands, Westby said.

From Washington Times • May 13, 2018

It wasn’t ash or gases that he advised Rombach to be wary of, but the floods and lahars.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone