eruption

Example Sentences

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The results, published in Communications Earth & Environment, confirm a large magma-rich zone directly beneath the site of the ancient eruption.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Kikai last erupted 7,300 years ago in the most powerful eruption of the current geological epoch, the Holocene.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The hillside behind her was sprinkled with desert golds, but the display fell short of the riotous eruption of flowers posted on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The 10th century Eldgjá eruption left behind a cadmium signal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

After the eruption, faced with a blunted, blank landscape, Susan’s group didn’t quite know what to do.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone