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The Pacific Region has nine USGS Science Centers in California, Nevada, and Hawaii. The Regional Office, headquartered in Sacramento, provides Center oversight and support, facilitates internal and external collaborations, and works to further USGS strategic science directions.
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Kīlauea Volcano — Laze Plumes
Several laze plumes rise along the ocean entry margin as break outs feed many small and large flows. The largest Pāhoehoe breakout area is on the northern margin of the flow.
Kīlauea Volcano — Pāhoehoe Breakouts
A close up view of the pāhoehoe breakouts along the northern ocean entry.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - June 14, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcan Observatory, Status of Kīlauea Volcano, June 14, 2018, Jessica Ball, USGS Volcanologist.
Halema`uma`u Crater - June 13, 2018
Halema`uma`u Crater - June 13, 2018
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - June 13, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Status of Kīlauea Volcano
June 13, 2018, Jessica Ball, USGS Volcanologist
Kīlauea LERZ lava flows and fissures, June 13, 10:00 a.m.
Map as of 10:00 a.m. HST, June 13, 2018. Given the dynamic nature of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption, with changing vent locations, fissures starting and stopping, and varying rates of lava effusion, map details shown here are accurate as of the date/time noted. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
View of the ocean entry and the resulting laze plume where
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Kīlauea Volcano — Kapoho New Land
Closer view of new land in the Kapoho area. The new coastline, following the ragged lava-ocean interface, is approximately 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in length. The white steam/laze plume marks the location of the most active lava entry site during the morning overflight.
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry Laze Plume
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8
Fissure 8 lava fountain during this morning's overflight of the lower East Rift Zone. Steam and fume rises from
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8
Fissure 8 fountains to heights of 130-140 ft. The lava spatter chills and the fragments are building a cone on the downwind side, now nearly as tall as the fountain itself.
Hawai‘i is not the only island in the United States with an ongoing eruption involving hot lava and cold water.
Small delta at Kamokuna ocean entry
The ash deposits on the southeastern part of the Island of Hawai‘i have fortuitously presented an agricultural opportunity in an otherwise rocky and hilly landscape. An underappreciated fact is that the explosive nature of our volcanoes provided this opportunity.
A 3D tour of Kīlauea's summit lava lake
Approximately 500 Puaiohi exist in the wild, all on Kauai
Kīlauea Volcano’s summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater began in March 2008.
Lava stream at ocean entry continues
Episode 61g Kamokuna ocean entry remains active
On December 31, 2016, almost the entire 23 acre lava delta and 4 acres of the older sea cliff slid into the ocean piece by piece over the course of the afternoon and into the evening.
This is the story of how a new concept—slowly pulsing magma supply to Kīlauea—emerged from observations of the Overlook lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u.
Sluggish breakout on Kīlauea Volcano's coastal plain remains active
In early December 2016, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA visited Kīlauea Volcano to experiment with a portable, ground-based camera system for use as an optical imaging pyrometer.
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Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Phone: (808) 985-6420
Fax: (808) 967-8568
Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center
Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Phone: 808-690-9600
Fax: 808-690-9599
O'ahu Field Station
Phone: 808-690-9571
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National Wildlife Health Center, Honolulu Field Station
Phone: (808) 792-9520
Fax: (808) 792-9596