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molten rock that escaped Earth's core and refuses to apologize for the temperature
means Molten or solidified rock that has erupted from a volcano onto Earth's surface.
from From Italian 'lava,' which likely came from the Neapolitan dialect describing a stream of rain or debris washing down a slope — fittingly used by Vesuvius's neighbors for the rivers of molten rock that did the same. It traces back to Latin 'labes,' a falling or sliding (related to 'labi,' to slip), so the word literally remembers the way the stuff flows downhill rather than its heat.
- temperature
- erupts hotter than 2,000°F, melts steel easily
- slow killer
- flows slower than a walk, still wins
- name origin
- from Latin 'labes,' meaning a fall or slide
- new land
- builds entire islands like Hawaii from scratch
- underwater
- oceans hide most of Earth's lava flows
mount etna eruption 2024 — sicily's active volcano erupted in january 2024, sending lava fountains 1km high
kilauea hawaii 2023 — hawaiian volcano's eruption in september 2023 produced flowing lava visible from space
fagradalsfjall iceland 2021 — icelandic volcano erupted for 6 months starting march 2021, creating new landscape near reykjavik