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Superheated water suddenly erupts from the Old Faithful geyser.


Giant


ano erupts. ash


lava magma


2. Magma breaks through Earth’s crust. Hot ash, lava, and debris cover the land for hundreds of kilometers.


3. Smaller blasts continue for months. Ash may rise 40 km in the air. The land collapses and a caldera forms.


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