Volcano Terminology

How many of these do you know? The Stuy of volcanoes, or Volcanology, includes many odd terms. The term nuée ardente, or "glowing cloud" was first used by La Croix (1904) in his description of the volcanic flows he observed in the 1902 eruption of Mt Pelée, a historically active volcano on the island of Martinique.
Volcano Web: Volcano Terminology

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