volcanic
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Almost two-thirds of the population of chinstrap penguins have disappeared from a remote volcanic island near Antarctica, aerial surveys suggest.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
One key question is whether extinction events were triggered primarily by forces from space, such as meteor impacts, or by processes within Earth, including episodes of massive volcanic activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Those measurements bolstered the idea that the asteroid impact intensified volcanic activity, creating a one-two punch that contributed to the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
His account did more than preserve the story of one of history's most famous volcanic disasters.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
In a true volcanic eruption, he went on, the smoke is steel gray or black.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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