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Volcano Watch — Molten Lava Can Boil Seawater Completely Dry

Volcano Watch — Molten Lava Can Boil Seawater Completely Dry

The lava ocean entry at East Lae`apuki, on the southern shoreline of Kīlauea Volcano, has been active for 15 months. Lava flows rapidly from Pu`u `O`o...

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Volcano Watch — Past success and future planning reduce volcanic risk and save lives

Volcano Watch — Past success and future planning reduce volcanic risk and save lives

Five volcanoes erupting in the United States within the past two months - Kīlauea, Mount St. Helens, and Augustine, Mt. Cleveland, and possibly...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.0 Earthquake and Aftershocks Occur near Kīlauea Volcano

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.0 Earthquake and Aftershocks Occur near Kīlauea Volcano

An earthquake of magnitude-4.0 (preliminary) was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on March 1, at 8:57 A.M. HST.

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Volcano Watch — A volatile view of CO2 from atop Kīlauea's magma chamber

Volcano Watch — A volatile view of CO2 from atop Kīlauea's magma chamber

On cool, still mornings at the top of Kīlauea, visitors looking across the summit caldera can see a palpable example of the Earth breathing. Wisps of...

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Volcano Watch — Origin of the Big Island's Great Valleys Revealed in Hawaiian chant

Volcano Watch — Origin of the Big Island's Great Valleys Revealed in Hawaiian chant

An old Hawaiian chant tells of a mysterious, powerful place in North Kohala, where two streams begin side by side but run in opposite directions and...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.6 Earthquake Occurs on Kīlauea Volcano's South Flank

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.6 Earthquake Occurs on Kīlauea Volcano's South Flank

An earthquake of magnitude-4.6 (preliminary) was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on February 16, at 3:22 P.M...

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Volcano Watch — Alaskan volcano sends ashy plumes thousands of feet into the air

Volcano Watch — Alaskan volcano sends ashy plumes thousands of feet into the air

A significant volcanic eruption is in progress right now in Alaska, though it hasn't received much media attention. Augustine Volcano, named by...

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Volcano Watch — HVO bids a fond farewell to a geologist and a friend

Volcano Watch — HVO bids a fond farewell to a geologist and a friend

HVO loses one of its most versatile research scientists next week, when Rick Hoblitt returns to his home base, the Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)...

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Volcano Watch — Revolution in thinking about Kīlauea's explosions comes to HVO: Part 2

Volcano Watch — Revolution in thinking about Kīlauea's explosions comes to HVO: Part 2

The past five years, especially the past 18 months, have seen profound changes in the way HVO scientists view Last week's Volcano Watch highlighted...

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Volcano Watch — Revolution in thinking about Kīlauea's explosions comes to HVO: Part 1

Volcano Watch — Revolution in thinking about Kīlauea's explosions comes to HVO: Part 1

The past five years, especially the past 18 months, have seen profound changes in the way HVO scientists view Kīlauea's explosive potential.

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.7 Earthquake Occurs near Lō‘ihi Seamount

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.7 Earthquake Occurs near Lō‘ihi Seamount

An earthquake of magnitude-4.7 (preliminary) was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on January 18 at 4:05 p.m. HST...

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Volcano Watch — 2005: Another relatively quiet year for Hawaiian earthquakes

Volcano Watch — 2005: Another relatively quiet year for Hawaiian earthquakes

It has become somewhat of a New Year's habit, in a January Volcano Watch report prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...

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