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Scientist Sitting Next to a Biological Safety Cabinet in a Laboratory
Snow covered Heaven's Peak
Examples of glide avalanches on Heaven's Peak, Glacier National Park.
Examples of glide avalanches on Heaven's Peak, Glacier National Park.
Threatened Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas)
Threatened giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas). This semi-aquatic snake lives in rice fields and the remaining wetlands of California's Central Valley.
Threatened giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas). This semi-aquatic snake lives in rice fields and the remaining wetlands of California's Central Valley.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 14, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 14, 2018USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 14, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 14, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 14, 2018USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 14, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
Cable Car
USGS staff member positioned in a cable car, ready to collect streamflow data on Pine Creek near Pinedale, Wyoming.
USGS staff member positioned in a cable car, ready to collect streamflow data on Pine Creek near Pinedale, Wyoming.
Fissure 17 — Marking cracks in roadway
At 10:31 a.m. HST. Cracks on Hwy 132 marked with orange spray paint to track changes through time.
At 10:31 a.m. HST. Cracks on Hwy 132 marked with orange spray paint to track changes through time.
Fissure 17 — slow sticky a'a flow emerges
At 8:00 a.m. HST. A slow sticky a'a flow emerges from a new fissure just over a half mile northeast of the end of Hinalo Street. The new fissure - fissure 17 - is about one half mile south of Hwy 132. Some reports have referred to this fissure as number 18 but that is not correct. Fissure 18 had not erupted by this time.
At 8:00 a.m. HST. A slow sticky a'a flow emerges from a new fissure just over a half mile northeast of the end of Hinalo Street. The new fissure - fissure 17 - is about one half mile south of Hwy 132. Some reports have referred to this fissure as number 18 but that is not correct. Fissure 18 had not erupted by this time.
Fissure 18 - small outbreak
At 2:00 p.m. HST. This photo reveals a small pad of lava between Fissures 16 and 17 which did not appear in photos of the same scene taken this morning. (Red arrow points to the lava pad.) From the photo it appears that this fissure had stagnated. We have designated this small outbreak as Fissure 18.
At 2:00 p.m. HST. This photo reveals a small pad of lava between Fissures 16 and 17 which did not appear in photos of the same scene taken this morning. (Red arrow points to the lava pad.) From the photo it appears that this fissure had stagnated. We have designated this small outbreak as Fissure 18.
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures, May 13 at 9:00 a.m.
Map as of 9:00 a.m. HST, May 13, shows the location of fissure 17, which opened this morning at approximately 4:30 a.m. HST. NOTE: This new fissure was initially referred to as fissure 18 in early reports, but that is incorrect (what was called fissure 17 yesterday did not erupt lava, so this morning's erupting fissure is actually 17).
Map as of 9:00 a.m. HST, May 13, shows the location of fissure 17, which opened this morning at approximately 4:30 a.m. HST. NOTE: This new fissure was initially referred to as fissure 18 in early reports, but that is incorrect (what was called fissure 17 yesterday did not erupt lava, so this morning's erupting fissure is actually 17).
Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Eruption (May 13, 2018)
Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Eruption (May 13, 2018)Aerial view of fissure 17 around 4:30 p.m. HST. On the west end of the flow, intermittent percussive jetting threw spatter and lava bombs up to 500 feet above the ground. East margin of the ‘a‘ā flow was cascading into a pit or graben.
Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Eruption (May 13, 2018)
Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Eruption (May 13, 2018)Aerial view of fissure 17 around 4:30 p.m. HST. On the west end of the flow, intermittent percussive jetting threw spatter and lava bombs up to 500 feet above the ground. East margin of the ‘a‘ā flow was cascading into a pit or graben.
The new Hammond Bay Biological Station laboratory building
The new Hammond Bay Biological Station laboratory buildingThe new Hammond Bay Biological Station laboratory building completed in 2019.
The new Hammond Bay Biological Station laboratory building
The new Hammond Bay Biological Station laboratory buildingThe new Hammond Bay Biological Station laboratory building completed in 2019.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 13, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 13, 2018USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 13, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 13, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 13, 2018USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 13, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
5/12/18, 12:57 p.m. HST - Lava was slowly advancing from fissure 16.
5/12/18, 12:57 p.m. HST - Lava was slowly advancing from fissure 16.5/12/18, 12:57 p.m. HST - Lava was slowly advancing from fissure 16.
5/12/18, 12:57 p.m. HST - Lava was slowly advancing from fissure 16.
5/12/18, 12:57 p.m. HST - Lava was slowly advancing from fissure 16.5/12/18, 12:57 p.m. HST - Lava was slowly advancing from fissure 16.
An aerial view of fissure 16
5/12/18, 08:27 a.m. HST - An aerial view of fissure 16, located about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) northeast of fissure 15 (top left). The fissure is located 500 m northeast of the Puna Geothermal Venture site (top right). Photograph courtesy of Hawai`i County Fire Department.
5/12/18, 08:27 a.m. HST - An aerial view of fissure 16, located about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) northeast of fissure 15 (top left). The fissure is located 500 m northeast of the Puna Geothermal Venture site (top right). Photograph courtesy of Hawai`i County Fire Department.
Fissure 16 eruption at 12:57 p.m. HST on May 12, 2018
Fissure 16 eruption at 12:57 p.m. HST on May 12, 2018Fissure 16 eruption at 12:57 p.m. HST on May 12, 2018. Video by Cheryl Gansecki, University of Hawaii.
Fissure 16 eruption at 12:57 p.m. HST on May 12, 2018
Fissure 16 eruption at 12:57 p.m. HST on May 12, 2018Fissure 16 eruption at 12:57 p.m. HST on May 12, 2018. Video by Cheryl Gansecki, University of Hawaii.
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures, May 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Main map shows the location of fissure 16, as well as earlier fissures, lava flows, and steaming areas, as of 12:00 p.m. HST, May 12. Inset map shows fissures in Leilani Estates in the order they occurred since May 3. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.
Main map shows the location of fissure 16, as well as earlier fissures, lava flows, and steaming areas, as of 12:00 p.m. HST, May 12. Inset map shows fissures in Leilani Estates in the order they occurred since May 3. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 12, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 12, 2018USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 12, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 12, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 12, 2018USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 12, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.
High water mark sign at Yellowstone River at Carters Bridge
High water mark sign at Yellowstone River at Carters BridgeHigh water mark sign at Yellowstone River at Carters Bridge
High water mark sign at Yellowstone River at Carters Bridge
High water mark sign at Yellowstone River at Carters BridgeHigh water mark sign at Yellowstone River at Carters Bridge
Image of the Week - Rattlesnake Fire, AZ
Landsat and Sentinel sensors capture the Rattlesnake Fire as it burns in Arizona.
At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.
USGS EROS Center (https://eros.usgs.gov/)
Landsat and Sentinel sensors capture the Rattlesnake Fire as it burns in Arizona.
At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.
USGS EROS Center (https://eros.usgs.gov/)
It's an extraordinary time on Kīlauea!
On the morning of May 9, 2018, a large rockfall in "Overlook crater" within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea triggered a gas-driven explosion that sent an ash plume several thousand feet skyward. Phreatic (steam-driven) explosions can create larger ash plumes; the 1924 explosions sent ash plumes up to 20,000 feet high. USGS photo.
On the morning of May 9, 2018, a large rockfall in "Overlook crater" within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea triggered a gas-driven explosion that sent an ash plume several thousand feet skyward. Phreatic (steam-driven) explosions can create larger ash plumes; the 1924 explosions sent ash plumes up to 20,000 feet high. USGS photo.
It's an extraordinary time on Kīlauea!
To help us understand what could happen at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, we look to past similar events, but this does not mean that future events will be exactly the same. This map shows the distribution of ballistics and tephra from the 1924 phreatic (steam-driven) explosions.
To help us understand what could happen at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, we look to past similar events, but this does not mean that future events will be exactly the same. This map shows the distribution of ballistics and tephra from the 1924 phreatic (steam-driven) explosions.