: a volcanic rock
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Examples of volcanic in a Sentence
Adjective
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Theories behind the additional warming include changes in aerosol emissions, which have allowed more sunlight to reach the Earth, and a recent volcanic eruption that may have trapped some heat, Schmidt told The Times last month.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Essential botanical oils crafted in Maui (which are changed with the moon phases), herbs grown on site, and volcanic clay are utilized in body treatments.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
The rugged island has a large volcanic cone rising from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
In January 2022, the kingdom of Tonga in the Ring of Fire was the site of one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions ever recorded, with a study later finding that the underwater eruption was larger than any U.S. nuclear explosion.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
World Central Kitchen arrived to provide emergency aid to communities following a deadly volcanic eruption in the country.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
While greenhouse gases, volcanic eruptions and aerosols are known to affect global temperatures, perhaps the full extent of their effects have been underestimated or miscalibrated.
—Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 1960s and 70s, the area’s lunar-like landscape of volcanic cinder cones, which remains sacred to Indigenous peoples, served as training ground for NASA’s Apollo astronauts.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
In January 2024, a group with professionals from different parts of the world will go to Poás volcano in Costa Rica to test new technologies to study volcanic processes and with the goal of someday having a better idea of how to forecast a volcanic eruption.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
This brings on lower temperatures near the Earth's surface -- volcanic cooling.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
Two sculptures are massive chunks of black obsidian, a glassy volcanic rock formed deep underground and a material found at many Mesoamerican archaeological sites.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
The massive ashfall and volcanic mudflows wiped out her village and outlying communities in Pampanga province north of Manila.
—Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023
Each time the volcano exploded, hot gas and volcanic matter (called pyroclastic flow) burst into the ocean.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
Those wanting to get far off the grid can head to Rodrigues, an itty-bitty volcanic dot in the vast Indian Ocean, hundreds of nautical miles from neighbors in any direction.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
Before 1980, small eruptions below VEI 2 might only be noted if someone was standing right near the volcanic at the right time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
Adjective
Why Chiricahua National Monument is worth visiting About 27 million years ago a savage volcanic event lashed this corner of the world.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Theories behind the additional warming include changes in aerosol emissions, which have allowed more sunlight to reach the Earth, and a recent volcanic eruption that may have trapped some heat, Schmidt told The Times last month.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Essential botanical oils crafted in Maui (which are changed with the moon phases), herbs grown on site, and volcanic clay are utilized in body treatments.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
The rugged island has a large volcanic cone rising from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
In January 2022, the kingdom of Tonga in the Ring of Fire was the site of one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions ever recorded, with a study later finding that the underwater eruption was larger than any U.S. nuclear explosion.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
World Central Kitchen arrived to provide emergency aid to communities following a deadly volcanic eruption in the country.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
While greenhouse gases, volcanic eruptions and aerosols are known to affect global temperatures, perhaps the full extent of their effects have been underestimated or miscalibrated.
—Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 1960s and 70s, the area’s lunar-like landscape of volcanic cinder cones, which remains sacred to Indigenous peoples, served as training ground for NASA’s Apollo astronauts.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
Noun
However, the results of the high-density LDS survey sampling smaller catchments above and below the post-mineral volcanic cover contacts were effective in outlining prospective target areas1 in the underlying package.
—Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
In January 2024, a group with professionals from different parts of the world will go to Poás volcano in Costa Rica to test new technologies to study volcanic processes and with the goal of someday having a better idea of how to forecast a volcanic eruption.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
This brings on lower temperatures near the Earth's surface -- volcanic cooling.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
Two sculptures are massive chunks of black obsidian, a glassy volcanic rock formed deep underground and a material found at many Mesoamerican archaeological sites.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
The massive ashfall and volcanic mudflows wiped out her village and outlying communities in Pampanga province north of Manila.
—Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023
Each time the volcano exploded, hot gas and volcanic matter (called pyroclastic flow) burst into the ocean.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
Those wanting to get far off the grid can head to Rodrigues, an itty-bitty volcanic dot in the vast Indian Ocean, hundreds of nautical miles from neighbors in any direction.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
Before 1980, small eruptions below VEI 2 might only be noted if someone was standing right near the volcanic at the right time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
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