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volcanic

[vol-kan-ik] / vɒlˈkæn ɪk /


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In August of 2024, I walked the Himalayan ranges of Venice with Dennis Hathaway and his wife, Laura Silagi, who had taken a hard fall on one of their neighborhood’s countless volcanic sidewalks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

It is known as a popular destination for hikers, with its volcanic mountains criss-crossed with trails.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

There is little privacy, it is miles out into the volcanic grasslands of the plateau, it did not allow pets.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The chemical signature also did not match known meteorites or volcanic materials.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

It turned out that under the western United States there was a huge cauldron of magma, a colossal volcanic hot spot which erupted cataclysmically every 600,000 years or so.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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