volcanic eruption
Mountain spewing lava
A volcanic eruption is the violent discharge of lava, ash, gas, and rock from a volcano.
Eruptions range from gentle lava flows to explosive blasts that can devastate surrounding areas and affect global climate.
The verb erupt captures the sudden, forceful nature: The volcano erupted without warning.
Figuratively, anything that bursts forth suddenly erupts: Violence erupted in the streets.
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
- magmaMolten rock underground
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
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- World EventsOlympics, World Cup, G20, G7 summit, pandemic
- Earth history eventsice age, mass extinction, asteroid impact, continental drift, dinosaur extinction
- land changeslandslides, earthquake, erosion, landslide, earthquakes
- phenomenanorthern lights, eclipse, earthquake, solar eclipse, tsunami
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods
- Natural Processesphotosynthesis, decomposition, evaporation, erosion, carbon cycle
volcanic eruptiondormancy
Suspended biological activity
quiescence · extinct volcano · dormant volcano · calm · stillness
volcanic eruptionglaciation
Ice sheet spreading process
ice age · glacier · permafrost · deep freeze
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