Sentences with phrase «formed during the eruption»

Because of their size those volcanoes do not build up mountains but manifest themselves with their huge carter formed during the eruption — the caldera.

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A series of damaging earthquakes and changes in land elevation preceded its only eruption, during the most recent part of the Holocene, which lasted from September 29 to October 6, 1538, when it was formed.

With the first eruption, they saw a coronal loop form below the bubble of material ejected during the CME.

It was already suspected that the large volume of magma ejected during the supervolcanic eruption had slowly accumulated over the last few millions of years in the form of consequently emplaced intrusions.

The surrounding olivine crystals prevent water form escaping during an eruption, providing researchers an idea of what the inside of the moon is like.

Layered volcanic rocks in Eastern Greenland that are up to 4 miles thick were formed during ancient volcanic eruptions that caused a global warming event called the Palaeocene - Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM).

The material, they believe, was recycled as older volcanic rocks forming the roofs of magma chambers collapsed and remelted during eruptions, only to be reejected in the next volcanic outburst.

But in a new study researchers have shown conclusively that a new form of low - energy lightning is also active during eruptions, arcing between particles as they exit the volcanic vent at around 100 metres per second.

They form through the collapse of subterranean magma reservoirs during volcanic eruptions.

Surtsey is an island that began forming during a similar kind of explosive, marine eruption off the coast of Iceland in 1963.

The sulfur would have mixed with the atmosphere during the eruptions, forming sulfur dioxide, which was very effective at blocking solar radiation when it reached the upper layers of the atmosphere.

Tenerife is an island formed during a volcanic eruption which created a dry and rocky landscape with large mountains.

Those looking to explore Playa Blanca's history as well as viewing some stunning natural wonders will enjoy a trip to the Green Caves, formed 3000 years ago during the eruptions of a volcano.

Scientists from the Center for Arctic Gas Hydrate (CAGE), Environment and Climate at the Arctic University of Norway, published a study in June 2017, describing over a hundred ocean sediment craters, some 3,000 meters wide and up to 300 meters deep, formed due to explosive eruptions, attributed to destabilizing methane hydrates, following ice - sheet retreat during the last glacial period, around 12,000 years ago, a few centuries after the Bølling - Allerød warming.

Fine particles created during powerful volcanic eruptions, such as Mount Tambora in 1815, Mount Krakatau in 1883, and Mount Pinatubo in 1991; can spread out high above the ground, forming an invisible, umbrella - like shield that blocks some of the incoming solar radiation and causes temporary global cooling.