volcano eruption
Mountain spewing lava
A volcano eruption is the violent release of lava, ash, gas, and rock from a volcano.
The phrase is grammatically awkward—volcanic eruption is standard—but appears in casual speech and writing: We watched footage of the volcano eruption in Iceland.
The event can range from slow lava flows to explosive blasts that reshape landscapes.
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
- magmaMolten rock underground
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- ash cloudAirborne eruption debris
molten rock · crater · molten · explosion · pyroclastic · smoke · rumble · dormant · active · hot spot · ring of fire · plume · destruction · flow · spew · tremor · sulfur · fire and brimstone
- Disaster Films2012, Armageddon, Deep Impact, The Day After Tomorrow, The Towering Inferno
- rare phenomenaanomaly, rarity, oddity, phenomenon, aberration
- spectaclesfirework display, spectacles, northern lights, show, extravaganzas
- what-ifswhat if, hypothetical, thought experiment, speculation, conjecture
volcano eruptionsubsidence
Gradual ground sinking
containment · suppression · solidification · sealing · plugging
volcano eruptioncalm
Free from agitation
stability · tranquility · stillness · peace · ecosystem restoration
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