eruption

Example Sentences

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The storm formed after several major eruptions on the Sun released billions of tons of charged particles toward Earth.

From Science Daily

Although its magma held a high amount of gas and was capable of a major explosion, the eruption initially produced a slow-moving lava flow inside the cone.

From Science Daily

After an electric 20-minute bidding war, Barker brought his hammer down to an eruption of applause.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There are still many unknowns regarding volcanism and how long a planet can maintain outgassing processes," Kane said, referring to the release of trapped gas that occurs with eruptions.

From Reuters

The researchers initially set about recording the sounds from volcanic eruptions, but studied the other sounds they picked up too, tracking their balloons across flight paths of hundreds of miles using GPS.

From Scientific American