Sentences with phrase «volcanic explosions like»

On Earth, volcanic explosions like the one that tore the lid off Mount St. Helens happen because our planet's interior is rich in volatiles — water, carbon dioxide and other compounds with relatively low boiling points.

Not exact matches

THE low - frequency rumble of a violent volcanic explosion sounds just like the roar of a jet engine, a similarity which might tells us what's going on within the fiery mountains.

Something like a volcanic explosion which would force CO2 up into higher altitudes and from there carried in big wind systems, say the jet stream, would move it much further from local, but, say, a factory chimney would release it into whatever local weather system was happening.