The second caused large fissures at Mundafell and Lambafit which produced 3.8 and 6.3 km of lava respectively.

The strain of a drought affecting such a huge population causes real fissures in society.

This step is important, because a poor subgrade will allow the concrete slab to settle unevenly, causing cracks or fissures.

Over time, as the magma heated up the Earth's crust and caused fissures, the crust and the land above it drifted apart.

The pressures of having such a large caucus (up from two the previous election) caused fissures in the party, and it was wiped out in the next election.

He was a moderate during the various controversies over the ban and organisation of dances that caused fissures in the Camogie Association between 1933 and 1951.

Since steel is less ductile than iron, the structure became more rigid, possibly causing additional fissures.

Contemporary reports state that the earthquake lasted between three and a half and six minutes, causing fissures 5 metres (15 feet) wide to open in the city centre.