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Peter Kelly is a Gas Geochemist who works for the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program and the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Jacky Verna is a budget analyst for the USGS Volcano Science Center. She is based out of the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Hannah Dietterich is a research geophysicist who works at the USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Christoph Kern is a research physicist for the USGS Volcano Science Center and Volcano Disaster Assistance Program.

Joshua Crozier is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow working at the USGS California Volcano Observatory

Photograph of Anthony Isham, Administrative Professional at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Pencil drawing of Ashton Flinders made by David Hill, long-time USGS scientists.

A view of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, on Monday, December 13, 2021. Very little eruptive activity had been observed during the previous day at the summit. Over the past week, the lake level has continued to rise and covered more of the lowest down-dropped block (center left).

Photograph of Cyrus Read in the field in Alaska.  He designs installs and maintains equipment that monitors volcanoes and earthquakes for the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

A view of the western part of the lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. Lava effusion from the west vent (lower left) had significantly decreased during the time of this photo. The western part of the lava lake surface was crusted over and had developed a noticeable topography, with islands perched within the lava lake.

Photograph of Jonathan Parrish, an administrative professional with the USGS Volcano Science Center.

Denis Staley stands on a rock formation in Alaska. He is a landslide hazard researcher based out of the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

This zoomed-in view of the western fissure within Halema‘uma‘u, at the summit of Kīlauea, was captured on December 10, 2021. In this photo, spatter is seen above a perched pond at the top of the cone. The volcanic plume originating at the cone is mostly white in color with a blue tinge, indicative of water vapor and sulfur dioxide, respectively. USGS image by N.

The eruption in Halema'uma'u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, continues.

View of the active western half of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u at the Kīlauea summit. The main island that serves as a boundary between the active (west) and inactive (east) parts of the lake is the brown area in the middle right side of this photo.

Screen capture of the USGS Volcanoes Twitter header with the USGS Volcanoes logo and an image of the September 2021 summit eruption of Kilauea volcano.

Michelle Coombs is a volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program. She works out of the Alaska Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

Sunset on the evening of December 8, 2021, provided stunning views of the eruption in Halema'uma'u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. This photograph, taken from the Keanakākoʻi overlook within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, looks northwest from the south rim of Kīlauea caldera.

Photograph of Charles Mandeville, Program Coordinator, USGS Volcano Hazards Program

This zoomed-in view of the western fissure within Halema‘uma‘u, at the summit of Kīlauea, was captured on December 7, 2021, through the lens of a laser rangefinder.

Red hot lava overturns the crust of the western end of the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake at the summit of Kīlauea volcano. These overturns are often seen along the edge of the lake by the 1-meter-high (3 ft) rim surrounding the active surface area. USGS image by J. Schmith.