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Volcano Watch — A cloud of ten thousand points: terrestrial laser scanning of Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano Watch — A cloud of ten thousand points: terrestrial laser scanning of Halemaʻumaʻu

Scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) largely rely on aerial data collection for making maps of ongoing eruptions at Kīlauea. Most...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 29, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 29, 2021

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Volcano Watch — The refilling of Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Volcano Watch — The refilling of Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Halemaʻumaʻu crater has undergone repeated changes during the past two centuries. Prior to 1924, the size and shape of the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 23, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 23, 2021

A new eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 19, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 19, 2021

A new eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Volcano Watch — 30 years of Volcano Watch

Volcano Watch — 30 years of Volcano Watch

It’s hard to believe that the “Volcano Watch” weekly article and volcano activity update started 30 years ago. On November 3, 1991, the USGS Hawaiian...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 18, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 18, 2021

A new eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 17, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 17, 2021

A new eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 16, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 16, 2021

A new eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 15, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 15, 2021

A new eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 10, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 10, 2021

A new eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u...

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Volcano Watch — Tracking magma movement using olivine crystal “clocks”

Volcano Watch — Tracking magma movement using olivine crystal “clocks”

Olivine crystals—the beautiful green mineral common in Hawaiian lavas—record when and where magmas move inside Hawaiian volcanoes before they erupt...

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