eruption

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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

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 is always a possibility of a more catastrophic eruption than what the rocks have recorded.

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