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[vol-kay-noh] / vɒlˈkeɪ noʊ /


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He had started leaning on Google’s AI-assisted search for other classes, like when he needed to label the parts of a volcano or write an essay about Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It is the second time in recent months that Catania International Airport, on the island of Sicily, has stopped flights due to emissions from Etna, which is Europe's tallest active volcano and erupts frequently.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Even a single volcano can produce eruptions through very different processes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

On Monday, a speedboat carrying eight people, including five journalists working for local and international news agencies went missing near a volcano, Mount Anak Krakatau, in Banten province and a search is ongoing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Toutle High School—the same place where Crandell and Mullineaux had briefed the residents about the destruction and power of the volcano only nine days before—was the staging area for helicopters and rescue efforts.

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

Across the surrounding countryside, seepages resemble miniature volcanoes overflowing with crude and leaving hardened black trails.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Ulanqab, with its steppes and volcanoes, is an unlikely digital frontier.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Hiding vegetables is a technique we tend to leave behind somewhere around the age of dino nuggets and mashed-potato volcanoes.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Their analysis suggests that water had traveled far beneath the surface before contributing to the formation of magma that fed volcanoes resembling those found around the Pacific "Ring of Fire" today.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

All the way from Hoboken he’d gazed out at the marvelous sights: electric trams pulling pink faces up Albany’s hills; factories glowing like volcanoes in the Buffalo night.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

One of the most active volcanos on Earth, Kilauea erupts every 2 to 3 years on average.

From Science Magazine ● May 27, 2024

In addition to lava, volcanos eject large amounts of pumice, ashes and gases as a fast-moving flow, known as "pyroclastic flow," and its sediments are a valuable data source on past eruptions.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

It seemed like an eruption might be imminent … but volcanos are fickle.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023

For the past few days, we'd been walking on black beaches formed by lava, driving past enormous craters left by dormant volcanos.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2023

The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanos formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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