great eruption

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Refers to a very large and significant volcanic event.

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  • The great eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was heard thousands of miles away.
  • Geologists are studying the potential for another great eruption from the Yellowstone supervolcano.
  • A great eruption can alter global climate patterns for several years.
  • The ancient civilization was wiped out by a great eruption that buried their city in ash.
  • Historical records describe the sky turning dark for days following the great eruption.
  • If such a great eruption were to happen today, the impact on global air travel would be catastrophic.
  • Scientists discovered evidence of a previously unknown great eruption preserved in Antarctic ice cores.
  • The sheer scale of the great eruption is hard to comprehend, as it reshaped the entire island.
  • Fearing a great eruption, the authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of the nearby towns.
  • The novel's plot centers on the survivors of a great eruption that plunged the world into darkness.