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Strombolian eruption

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In volcano: Six types of eruptions
Strombolian eruptions involve moderate bursts of expanding gases that eject clots of incandescent lava in cyclical or nearly continuous small eruptions. Because of such small frequent outbursts, Stromboli volcano, located on Stromboli Island off the northeast coast of Italy, has been called the “lighthouse of…
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Cumbre Vieja volcano

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…has a history of steady Strombolian eruptions (moderate bursts of expanding gases and cyclical or nearly continuous small lava ejections) from one or more vents (see volcano). Historical records of eruptions at Cumbre Vieja date to about 1480; the last three of its eruptions were in 1949, 1971, and 2021.
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