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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 — 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.
Kīlauea Volcano — UAS Survey of Halema‘uma‘u Crater Rim
A UAS mission on June 13, 2018, filmed details of the dramatic changes occurring within Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea's summit since explosive eruptions of
Kīlauea Volcano — Multiple Ocean Entries
The south side of the ocean entry was most active today, with many small streams of lava and corresponding steam plumes spread along a fairly broad section of the southern part of the delta. USGS image taken June 12, 2018, around 6:13 AM.
Kīlauea Volcano — Kapoho Bay
Aerial view of the ocean entry at Kapoho, where a lava delta about 250 acres in size is filling the bay. USGS image taken June 12, 2018, around 6:50 a.m. HST.
Kīlauea Volcano — Braided Lava Channels
Fissure 8 (fountain visible in distance) feeds lava into an active braided channel that flows about 8 miles (north, then east) to the ocean entry in Kapoho Bay. USGS image taken June 12, 2018, around 6:50 a.m. HST.
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Lava Fountain
Fissure 8 fountains reached heights up to 160
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Kīlauea Volcano — Halema`uma`u Crater Cracks
A closer view of the cracks cutting across the parking lot for the former Halema‘uma‘u visitor overlook (closed since 2008, when an active vent opened within the crater). Additional photos—ground views—of the parking lot cracks were posted on June 7 and 11.
Kīlauea Volcano — Kapoho Bay
Aerial views of the ocean entry on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on June 12, 2018, around 6:30 a.m. HST, show multiple small
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Crack above Kīlauea's ocean entry has widened, increasing instability of sea cliff
Ground crack at Kīlauea ocean entry is cause for concern
Evening views of the ocean entry
Open lava stream continues at ocean entry
Hawai‘i Island's 2017 Volcano Awareness Month is almost over, and our Volcano Watch series about U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) volcano observatories and their connections to Hawaii is also coming to an end. This week, we visit the observatory that monitors a volcano that produced some of the largest eruptions known on Earth—Yellowstone!
Lava continues to stream out of tube at Kamokuna ocean entry
The ups and downs of Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake
Rising summit lava lake level improves views of spattering
This month, our Volcano Watch articles are exploring U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) volcano observatories and their connections to Hawai‘i. This week: California, here we come!
Lower level of Kīlauea's summit lava lake exposes vent wall
As part of Volcano Awareness Month, our January Volcano Watch articles are exploring the U.S. Geological Survey's volcano observatories and their connections to Hawaii. We continue this week with a visit to Alaska.
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