volcano

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In her school exercise book Marylyn Minett had been writing about the big events of the 1960s: a rocket launch, a volcano erupting and a shopping trip to Merthyr Tydfil with her auntie Pam.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

So when rain drenches Tenerife's beaches it is not unusual for snow to fall over the volcano.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

This signal confirmed that magma had intruded beneath the volcano.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Scientists first identified these signals more than a decade ago while analyzing extensive datasets from previous eruptions of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on La Réunion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The avalanche and blasts carried ice with them, and the heat from the volcano melted still more ice into water.

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