Sentences with phrase «kilometers of volcanic material»

For comparison: The Bárdabunga eruption blew out two cubic kilometers of volcanic material over the course of several months, nearly ten times more than the Eyjafjallajökull.

It emitted the enormous amount of 2,800 cubic kilometers of volcanic material with a dramatic global impact on climate and environment.

Not exact matches

New Zealand scientists mapped the Havre volcano, a caldera nearly three miles (4.5 kilometers) across on the seafloor northeast of the North Island of New Zealand, using shipboard sonar instruments in 2002 and again immediately after the eruption in 2012, revealing the presence of new volcanic material on the seafloor.

Supervolcano isn't a true scientific term, Benson explained, but generally refers to a volcanic eruption that produces at least 1,000 cubic kilometers of material.