volcano
Example Sentences
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A market miles away from Vesuvius may have saved the lives of many who would have otherwise been in the volcano’s path of destruction.
The 17-year-old Pliny was at Misenum, approximately 18 miles from the volcano, but even there “you could hear the wailing of women, the cries of babies, the shouting of men.”
In prime toucan- and condor-spotting territory, the 13 suites at the new N’Cielo Adventure Lodge come with volcano views and soaking tubs.
Scientists now say a volcano might have triggered Black Death.
From MarketWatch
"Life probably required some very specialized conditions to get started, like near volcanoes or hydrothermal vents with complex chemistry," Browne said.
From Science Daily
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