- 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...
- 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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summit and
escalated until a
major explosive eruption took
place on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am. The
eruption,
which had a
volcanic explosivity index of 5...
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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...
- 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...
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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...
- It was the last
confirmed eruption of
Mount Fuji, with
three unconfirmed eruptions reported from 1708 to 1854. The
eruption took
place during the reign...
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Plinian eruptions or
Vesuvian eruptions are
volcanic eruptions marked by
their similarity to the
eruption of
Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD,
which destro****...
- 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...
