- 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...
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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...
- A
Vulcanian eruption is a type of
volcanic eruption characterized by a
dense cloud of ash-laden gas
exploding from the
crater and
rising high
above the...
- free dictionary. A
phreatic eruption, also
called a
phreatic explosion,
ultravulcanian eruption or steam-blast
eruption,
occurs when
magma heats ground...
- 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...
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Phreatomagmatic eruptions are
volcanic eruptions resulting from
interaction between magma and water. They
differ from
exclusively magmatic eruptions and phreatic...
- Look up
eruption in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
eruption most
commonly relates to volcanoes, see
types of
volcanic eruptions.
Eruption may also...
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Hatepe eruption,
named for the
Hatepe Plinian pumice tephra layer,
sometimes referred to as the Taupō
eruption or
Horomatangi Reef Unit Y
eruption, is dated...
- Peléan
eruptions are a type of
volcanic eruption. They can
occur when
viscous magma,
typically of
rhyolitic or
andesitic type, is involved, and share...
