fissure

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Volcanoes in Iceland are capable of producing fissure eruptions that last for years or even decades, consistent with the 14 year platinum signal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Fittingly, the sound creates a crack in one of the home’s windows: Via that fissure, the unfolding apocalypse creeps into their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Though most of the film is spent building up to this fissure, “Oh. What. Fun.” stumbles when Claire and her family separate.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

Nicola Sturgeon was never going to get through her book promotion without having to talk about gender – it was an issue that caused a real fissure in the SNP.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Flames erupted from the fissure, and the earth swallowed the skeletons in one loud CRUNCH!

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan