: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon
also
: such rock that has cooled and hardened
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a flow of molten lava
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Lava erupted from the volcano’s top crater on Feb. 11 and again on Feb. 20, and lava fountains rose 60 to 400 feet, according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Just last year, new excavations revealed the skeletons of two people who didn't die from the choking air or searing hot lava flows, but instead might be the first two ever found who died from the seismic activity accompanying the disaster.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
The monument features lava flows, cinder cones, and sagebrush steppe.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, icebergs in Greenland, a lava flow atop Mount Etna, a mask festival in Latvia, blooming trees in Spain, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Just last year, new excavations revealed the skeletons of two people who didn't die from the choking air or searing hot lava flows, but instead might be the first two ever found who died from the seismic activity accompanying the disaster.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
The monument features lava flows, cinder cones, and sagebrush steppe.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, icebergs in Greenland, a lava flow atop Mount Etna, a mask festival in Latvia, blooming trees in Spain, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Lava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lava. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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