post-eruption
adjective
post-erup·tion
ˌpōst-i-ˈrəp-shən 
: occurring after an eruption (such as a volcanic eruption)
posteruption climate change
… to make alternative plans the next time its winter carnival falls during a posteruption winter warming.—
Richard A. Kerr
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Vegetation also slowly returned to the land, and Pompeii’s post-eruption inhabitants dug wells to reach groundwater beneath the ash coating the city, the study authors said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Given the level of destruction, Pompeii’s few post-eruption inhabitants would have made their homes amid upper floor ruins of any buildings that endured the devastation.
—Andrew Paul Aug 7, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Back on land, Beinart’s lab is now studying post-eruption changes in the genetic diversity in host animals and the bacteria that provide their energy.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Given the level of destruction, Pompeii’s few post-eruption inhabitants would have made their homes amid upper floor ruins of any buildings that endured the devastation.
—Andrew Paul Aug 7, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Back on land, Beinart’s lab is now studying post-eruption changes in the genetic diversity in host animals and the bacteria that provide their energy.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Post-eruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post-eruption. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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