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Volcano Watch — USGS to survey Kīlauea Volcano from its summit to Kumukahi

Volcano Watch — USGS to survey Kīlauea Volcano from its summit to Kumukahi

Since the end of 2018's volcanic activity, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists have wanted to resurvey Kīlauea Volcano's ground surface to...

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Tis the season…for field work in Yellowstone!

Tis the season…for field work in Yellowstone!

The month of May marks the start of many field studies for scientists affiliated with the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO).

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Volcano Watch — 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Kīlauea's Mauna Ulu eruption

Volcano Watch — 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Kīlauea's Mauna Ulu eruption

May 24, 2019, is a notable date in Kīlauea Volcano's history. It is the one-year anniversary of several key events in the 2018 Kīlauea eruption, most...

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New USGS data release has GIS shapefiles for the June 27th lava flow

New USGS data release has GIS shapefiles for the June 27th lava flow

This GIS dataset shows the evolution of the "June 27th" lava flow (episode 61e of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption) that was active from June 27, 2014, to June...

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Colter's Hell: Tales of the First European-American to Step Foot in Yellowstone

Colter's Hell: Tales of the First European-American to Step Foot in Yellowstone

Imagine for a moment that you could turn back the clock some two-hundred years or so and embark on a journey from east to west across the North...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 17, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 17, 2019

Clear views of Halema‘uma‘u

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Volcano Watch — Students use science for the benefit of their communities

Volcano Watch — Students use science for the benefit of their communities

During the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, when fissures erupted and lava flowed in the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ), many Puna residents were...

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Feeling petrified! Evidence of Yellowstone's distant volcanic past found in rocks and trees

Feeling petrified! Evidence of Yellowstone's distant volcanic past found in rocks and trees

Much is known about volcanism occurring from Yellowstone within the past 2 million years, but many people are not aware that this landscape was also...

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Volcano Watch — New insights gained from Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 summit collapses

Volcano Watch — New insights gained from Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 summit collapses

A year ago, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and Island of Hawai‘i residents were in the throes of an historically unprecedented series of...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 8, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 8, 2019

Equipment check at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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USGS Scientific Team Selected as a Finalist for the “Oscars” of Government Service

USGS Scientific Team Selected as a Finalist for the “Oscars” of Government Service

The team at the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is one of several finalists nominated for the 2019 Service to America Medals.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 7, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 7, 2019

Researchers study ash from Kīlauea summit explosions

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