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volcanic

[vol-kan-ik] / vɒlˈkæn ɪk /


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Eric Boyd and his research team investigated how a burst of small earthquakes in 2021 affected the communities of microbes living deep beneath the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

The offices are also responsible for the western Sierra Nevada — the Hanford office oversees forecasting for Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks; the Sacramento office handles Lassen Volcanic National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

Santorini is on what is known as the Hellenic Volcanic Arc - a chain of islands created by volcanoes - but the last major eruption was in the 1950s.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

Volcanic eruptions from Earth mainly produce steam because our planet has a water-rich interior.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

And by the next summer, Charles had finished his book Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands Visited During the Voyage ofHMS Beagle.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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