eruption

Example Sentences

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Scientists have discovered that the magma reservoir tied to the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is filling again.

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 8th century Katla eruption created a 12-year spike in metals like bismuth and thallium in Greenland ice cores.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Researchers now suggest that this cold phase may have been triggered by a major volcanic eruption in Germany or possibly an eruption from an as yet unidentified volcano.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

There was only one man in the sky that afternoon who had seen an eruption before.

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