eruption

Example Sentences

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The magma currently present does not appear to be leftover from the earlier eruption.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The hillside behind her was sprinkled with desert golds, but the display fell short of the riotous eruption of flowers posted on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This ruled out the Laacher See eruption as the source of the Greenland platinum spike.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Even so, the simplest explanation based on current evidence points to a large volcanic eruption in the northern hemisphere as the main driver of the Younger Dryas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

The water in Spirit Lake would stay put, but glacier melt and groundwater released from an eruption could create a fast-moving lahar.

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