volcano
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Satellite data revealed that the ground above the volcano rose by about 6 centimeters, confirming that magma had entered the shallow crust beneath the island.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
In January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in the South Pacific produced one of the most powerful eruptions in modern history.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
One guide who was on Mount Dukono with two clients at the time of the eruption told BBC Indonesian that he believed high pressure had been building up inside the volcano for several days.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
More than a year earlier, he had completed his second arduous journey to the foothills of the inactive volcano of Chimborazo, in Ecuador, to make preparatory drawings and oil sketches for this roughly 10-foot-wide work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
In their final report, Crandell and Mullineaux wrote that “Mount St. Helens has been more active and more explosive during the last 4,500 years than any other volcano in the conterminous United States.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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