eruption
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A tsunami begins when a large volume of water is suddenly displaced, often by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The threat from an eruption comes from the ejection of incandescent rocks accompanied by heavy ashfall. Another potential hazard arises from lava flows if the eruption resumes and continues," agency head Lana Saria said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Some 270,000 passengers have been left stranded across Indonesia after a volcanic eruption grounded more than 2,000 flights and forced airports to suspend operations for a second day.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, has been sporadically active since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of last century in the caldera formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Even Governor Dixy Lee Ray hadn’t been concerned when she first heard about the eruption.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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“But the yen would have to strengthen materially and surprisingly in order for the eruptions that happened a couple years ago to re-materialize.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Law demolished the arguments of the miasmists, marshaling data to show that local eruptions of equine flu were unrelated to temperature, elevation, soil conditions, changes in weather or any of the other widely touted causes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Two new eruptions were recorded on Sunday, the volcanology agency warned.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Disaster management agency Conred issued a nationwide orange alert, the second highest, and warned locals to be prepared as the eruptions could create further pyroclastic flows and billowing ash clouds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the decade following the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, scientists accurately forecasted fourteen subsequent eruptions to within days or weeks.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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