eruption
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Some 550 firefighters are in the battle against the flames near the eruption of another fire in July that covered 37 square kilometres of land.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Another eruption from Fuego in 2023 caused the evacuation of around 1,200 people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala has triggered the evacuation of at least two villages on its slopes.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
About 7,300 years ago, it produced the largest known volcanic eruption of the Holocene, the current geological epoch, which began roughly 11,700 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Ecologists estimated that the eruption killed around eleven million fish.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
A series of recent eruptions from Europe's most active volcano have caused local air traffic disruption but have also drawn in many tourists.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Disaster management agency Conred issued a nationwide orange alert, the second highest, and warned locals to be prepared as the eruptions could create further pyroclastic flows and billowing ash clouds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It may also help scientists identify the underground changes that occur before future giant eruptions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The scale of these eruptions can be difficult to imagine.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The continental nature of the crust makes a huge difference to its eruptions.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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