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Several types of
volcanic eruptions—during
which material is
expelled from a
volcanic vent or fissure—have been
distinguished by volcanologists. These...
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smaller 1915
eruption of L****en Peak in California. It has
often been
considered the most
disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history. The
eruption was preceded...
- The 1883
eruption of
Krakatoa (Indonesian:
Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the
Sunda Strait occurred from 20 May
until 21
October 1883,
peaking in the late morning...
- Region,
Philippines began erupting on June 3, 2024, when an
explosive eruption from its
summit vent
spewed ash over
parts of Bago, La Carlota, La Castellana...
-
volcanic eruption on the
island since the
eruption of Teneguía in 1971. At 85 days, it is the
longest known and the most
damaging volcanic eruption on La...
- Of the many
eruptions of
Mount Vesuvius, a
major stratovolcano in
Southern Italy, the best-known is its
eruption in 79 AD,
which was one of the deadliest...
- past 500 years.
Historical observations accounted its
first eruption in 1616. The
first eruption for
which an
extended account exists was the six-day event...
- free dictionary. A
phreatic eruption, also
called a
phreatic explosion,
ultravulcanian eruption or steam-blast
eruption,
occurs when
magma heats ground...
- The 1991
eruption of
Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines'
Luzon Volcanic Arc was the second-largest
volcanic eruption of the 20th century,
behind only the...
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phreatic eruption: a
release of
steam and
volcanic gases that
caused an explosion,
launching rock and ash into the air.
Following the
eruption, investigations...
