eruption
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The eruption of an Icelandic volcano kept some artists from getting to the festival, including The Cribs and Frightened Rabbit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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
This eruption, whether from Laacher See or another volcano, released enough sulfur into the atmosphere to rival the most powerful eruptions in recorded history.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Roger del Moral, another ecologist, remembered a hike he took only four months after the eruption: “… far from any visible vegetation, I discovered an isolated, yet active ant nest.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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