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Photo & Video Chronology — January 12, 2026 — Kīlauea episode 40

Photo & Video Chronology — January 12, 2026 — Kīlauea episode 40

Kīlauea summit eruption episode 40 lava fountaining lasted for just under 10 hours on January 12, with maximum lava fountain heights of about 800 feet...

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It’s baaaaaack… The Norris Uplift Anomaly

It’s baaaaaack… The Norris Uplift Anomaly

In July 2025, an area on the north rim of Yellowstone caldera began to uplift slightly. This area also experienced uplift during 1996–2004.

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The top Yellowstone geological stories of 2025

The top Yellowstone geological stories of 2025

With 2026 having arrived, Caldera Chronicles looks back on the past year of geological stories in Yellowstone National Park

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Volcano Watch — Hau’oli Makahiki Hou: a round-up of fireworks from Kīlauea’s fountains

Volcano Watch — Hau’oli Makahiki Hou: a round-up of fireworks from Kīlauea’s fountains

Kīlauea has been providing “fireworks” all year long on the Island of Hawaiʻi, and today we present a summary in commemoration of the New Year. 

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Idaho’s forgotten eruptions—the Challis volcanics

Idaho’s forgotten eruptions—the Challis volcanics

Although the Yellowstone hotspot burned a swath of volcanic chaos across southern Idaho during the past 17 million years, it was an earlier period of...

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Commemorating a fountain-filled year at Kīlauea

Commemorating a fountain-filled year at Kīlauea

Today marks one year since a unique episodic lava fountaining eruption began at Kīlauea’s summit on December 23, 2024—a style of activity not seen in...

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The story of the Gallatin Range—magnificent mountains northwest of Yellowstone Caldera

The story of the Gallatin Range—magnificent mountains northwest of Yellowstone Caldera

Mountain building occurred all around the Yellowstone region and highlights a tortured geological history of uplift and volcanism.  The Gallatin Range...

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The case of the missing sulfur dioxide at Yellowstone

The case of the missing sulfur dioxide at Yellowstone

Beneath Yellowstone's steaming geysers and fumaroles lies a chemical mystery: where did all the sulfur dioxide go?

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How GPS data navigate from satellites to your screen

How GPS data navigate from satellites to your screen

GPS stations in Yellowstone can clearly show how the ground moves, but this simple measurement requires the data to go on a complex journey.

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Volcano Watch — Tracking the growth of a new puʻu at Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — Tracking the growth of a new puʻu at Kīlauea

Tephra formed by lava fountains during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption has created a new puʻu (hill) southwest of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The new...

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Photo & Video Chronology — December 2, 2025 — Kīlauea summit overflight

Photo & Video Chronology — December 2, 2025 — Kīlauea summit overflight

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory conducted a monitoring overflight of Kīlauea summit on December 2, 2025.

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Patterns of earthquakes over time in Yellowstone highlight the complexity of seismic swarms

Patterns of earthquakes over time in Yellowstone highlight the complexity of seismic swarms

Applying artificial intelligence approaches to a 15-year-long seismic record reveals how all the small earthquakes that occur in the Yellowstone...

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