Word: blowup
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weeknights as well, the Governor, Elvis-like, is sighted delivering well- crafted speeches in carefully targeted, delegate-rich states like Florida and Texas, and of course throughout the Rust Belt and in California. Cuomo's modified schedule reduces his exposure, thus limiting the chance for a blowup, which is always possible since the testy and easily tried Governor greets most mornings itching for a fight -- and usually gets...
...blowup of 1991 rained volcanic ash on the Philippines and triggered massive mudslides. It also lofted 15 million to 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide high into the atmosphere, creating droplets of sulfuric acid that will reflect some of the sun's heat back into space. That could hold off global warming for a few years, but when the volcanic gas dissipates, The earth could make up for lost time and heat up uncomfortably fast...
Unlike earthquakes, which often happen without warning, impending volcanic eruptions generally signal their arrival. Before a blowup, instruments can detect a series of tremors in the mountain, which indicate that molten rock, called magma, is coming up from deep inside the earth. The magma rises gradually, opening fissures that serve as its pipelines to the surface. What happens next depends on the composition of the magma. If it is fairly liquid, it generally produces a stately lava flow that poses more of a threat to property than to humans. Hawaiian volcanoes tend to follow this pattern...
...resonate through the magma itself. While their origin remains a mystery, these vibrations may result from small surges of gas and molten rock. Large numbers of such signals preceded Mount St. Helens' 1980 blast. They also appeared before the unexpected explosion of Mexico's El Chichon in 1982, the blowup of Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 and 1987 and multiple eruptions of Alaska's Redoubt. Seismometers positioned at Pinatubo have recorded similar seismic patterns...