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volcanic eruption
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natural phenomenon where lava, hot gases or other substances are emitted suddenly from a geological feature
A volcanic eruption is when lava, hot gases, and other materials are suddenly released from a volcano beneath the Earth's surface. These eruptions matter because they can significantly affect the surrounding environment, people, and landscapes.
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Research
2,791 papers- Transporting Children to Safety After Volcanic Eruption.The American journal of nursing · 2020Mueller MR, Suresh M, Rizzo JA et al.DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000654344.19330.a4
- Volcanic eruption in Tonga and effects on respiratory health.The Lancet. Respiratory medicine · 2022Burki TKDOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00054-6
- [Volcanic eruptions and toxic gases].Laeknabladid · 2021Gudmundsson GDOI: 10.17992/lbl.2021.05.633
- The 2019-2020 volcanic eruption of Late'iki (Metis Shoal), Tonga.Scientific reports · 2022Yeo IA, McIntosh IM, Bryan SE et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11133-8
- Measuring air pollution from the 2021 Canary Islands volcanic eruption.The Science of the total environment · 2022Filonchyk M, Peterson MP, Gusev A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157827
- The 1991 explosive Hudson volcanic eruption as a geochronological marker for the Northern Antarctic Peninsula.Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · 2022Evangelista H, Castagna A, Correia A et al.DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220210810
- La Soufrière volcanic eruption in 2021 was not responsible for the high Fe, Al, or Mn concentrations found in stranded Sargassum spp.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Gobert T, Connan S, Châtelain B et al.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2411350121
- Submarine volcanic eruption of esophageal varices induced by failed variceal ligation and identified by the gel immersion method.Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society · 2022Hasebe T, Sawada K, Fujiya MDOI: 10.1111/den.14281
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Encyclopedic overview
Some of the eruptive structures formed during volcanic activity (counterclockwise): a Plinian eruption column, Hawaiian pahoehoe flows, and a lava arc from a Strombolian eruption
A volcanic eruption occurs when material is expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure. Several types of volcanic eruptions have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of behavior has been observed. Some volcanoes may exhibit only one characteristic type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may display an entire sequence of types all in one eruptive series.
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