Sentences with phrase «catastrophic volcanic event»

One of the most memorable discussions involves speculation about volcanic activity on the Canary Islands (where much of the novel's secondary narratives take place) and how a catastrophic volcanic event there could prove cataclysmic elsewhere, including on the other side of the Atlantic.

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She offers a fascinating history of how catastrophic natural events — including the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, Iceland's Laki volcanic eruption in 1783 (SN: 2/17/15, p. 29) and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — have shaped politics, culture and society.

That sudden beginning, when it takes place on the slopes of a volcanic island, creates concern about a possible catastrophic flank event.

Hacker, who studies catastrophic geological events, said the slide originated when a volcanic field consisting of many strato - volcanoes, a type similar to Mount St. Helens in the Cascade Mountains, which erupted in 1980, collapsed and produced the massive landslide.