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New USGS video about Kīlauea Volcano's summit eruption is now onlin...
New USGS video about Kīlauea's summit eruption is now online
New USGS video about Kīlauea's summit eruption is now online
New USGS video about Kīlauea's summit eruption is now online

The lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u, a crater at the summit of Kīlauea, was about 30 m (98 ft) below the vent rim on the day of this photo (January 7, 2016).

View of the Silver Gate landslide complex from Bunsen Peak, Yellowstone National Park
View of the Silver Gate landslide complex from Bunsen Peak
View of the Silver Gate landslide complex from Bunsen Peak
View of the Silver Gate landslide complex from Bunsen Peak

View of the Silver Gate landslide complex from Bunsen Peak in Yellowstone National Park.  The landslide originates from Terrace Mountain.

person in yellow flotation coat in rapidly flowing brown stream under colorful trees
Buffalo River - Water-quality sampling
Buffalo River - Water-quality sampling
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - downstream
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - downstream
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - downstream
Animated GIF of lava bubbling up from a volcano in Hawaiʻi
Lava Bubbling in Kīlauea Hawaiʻi
Lava Bubbling in Kīlauea Hawaiʻi
Lava Bubbling in Kīlauea Hawaiʻi

Animated GIF of lava bubbling up from Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The source of the GIF comes from footage found within the USGS video: Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu.

Animated GIF of lava bubbling up from Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The source of the GIF comes from footage found within the USGS video: Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu.

Animated GIF of a scientist looking back and forth with a range finder.
Looking Back and Forth
Looking Back and Forth
Looking Back and Forth

Animated GIF of a scientist at Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park looking back and forth using a range finder. Footage found in the USGS video: Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu.

Animated GIF of a scientist at Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park looking back and forth using a range finder. Footage found in the USGS video: Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu.

Yellow Creek at Knox, IN looking downstream of gage
Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - downstream view
Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - downstream view
A man wearing a hard hat navigates a drone toward a landing target with GPS equipment in the background.
Drone operations on Big Sur landslide, October 12, 2017
Drone operations on Big Sur landslide, October 12, 2017
Drone operations on Big Sur landslide, October 12, 2017

Josh Logan, a physical scientist at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California, operates an unmanned aerial system, or UAS, often called a "drone", that is equipped with a video camera.

View looking downhill towards the ocean and heavy equipment is driving around on dirt roads.
Earth movers on Big Sur landslide, October 12, 2017
Earth movers on Big Sur landslide, October 12, 2017
Earth movers on Big Sur landslide, October 12, 2017

View of the huge landslide at Mud Creek on the Big Sur coast, October 12, 2017. USGS is studying the landslide, collecting data and imagery that can be used to monitor changes. USGS provides the data to Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, whose heavy equipment and earth movers are shown here.

View of the huge landslide at Mud Creek on the Big Sur coast, October 12, 2017. USGS is studying the landslide, collecting data and imagery that can be used to monitor changes. USGS provides the data to Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, whose heavy equipment and earth movers are shown here.

Wayne Baldwin, USGS, deploys a sound velocity profiler off the R/V Stephens in Lake Powell, UT-AZ.
Deploying equipment from small boat
Deploying equipment from small boat
Deploying equipment from small boat

Wayne Baldwin, USGS, deploys a sound velocity profiler off the stern of the R/V Stephens in Lake Powell, UT-AZ as part of a collaborative program with the Utah Water Science Center to map the depth and sediments within Lake Powell, UT-AZ.

Wayne Baldwin, USGS, deploys a sound velocity profiler off the stern of the R/V Stephens in Lake Powell, UT-AZ as part of a collaborative program with the Utah Water Science Center to map the depth and sediments within Lake Powell, UT-AZ.

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