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The Changing Moods of Colloidal Pool in Norris Geyser Basin

The Changing Moods of Colloidal Pool in Norris Geyser Basin

Many of Yellowstone’s hot springs, geysers, mud pots, and fumaroles look different depending on the season, year, or sometimes even the day one visits...

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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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Exciting insights into Yellowstone’s youngest supereruption

Exciting insights into Yellowstone’s youngest supereruption

About 631,000 years ago, a massive eruption formed what today is known as Yellowstone Caldera. New deposits, discovered within the caldera, are...

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First Draft of the SZ4D Implementation Plan

First Draft of the SZ4D Implementation Plan

Members of the Subduction Zones in 4-Dimensions (SZ4D) initiative are pleased to present to you the first draft of the SZ4D implementation plan.

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 5, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 5, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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Volcano Watch — Pavlof: a volcano without typical signs of unrest?

Volcano Watch — Pavlof: a volcano without typical signs of unrest?

Volcanoes commonly give us clues that they are going to erupt. Before an eruption, gas, magma, and other fluids move below the surface of a volcano...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 3, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 3, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 2, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 2, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 1, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – November 1, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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How do GPS stations monitoring Yellowstone measure such small movements?

How do GPS stations monitoring Yellowstone measure such small movements?

In Yellowstone, deformation of the ground surface can be measured to fractions of an inch.  Specialized methods of processing GPS data make it...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 29, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – October 29, 2021

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at 3:21 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema'uma'u crater...

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