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Volcano Watch — Earthquake preparedness

Volcano Watch — Earthquake preparedness

Hawaii is a land of rugged beauty and untamed natural forces swathed in a beguiling gentleness that is unmatched anywhere else on Earth.
 

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Volcano Watch —Lava flow hazard map revisited

Volcano Watch —Lava flow hazard map revisited

Maps showing volcanic hazard zones for the Big Island were first prepared in 1974 by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Volcano Watch — A 'who's who' of Big Island observatories

Volcano Watch — A 'who's who' of Big Island observatories

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is located on the northwest rim of Kīlauea caldera adjacent to the Jagger Museum. Because of its location within...

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Volcano Watch — Updated volcano maps incorporate new hazard zones

Volcano Watch — Updated volcano maps incorporate new hazard zones

A few weeks ago, several members of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff presented information about volcanic hazards on Hawaii to the Hawaiian...

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Volcano Watch — Island of Hawaii sits at the end of a long, old chain of 125 volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Island of Hawaii sits at the end of a long, old chain of 125 volcanoes

The Hawaiian Islands form the young end of a chain of more than 125 volcanoes that stretch over 3,720 miles across the north Pacific Ocean.

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Volcano Watch — What's scientists' role in planning for volcanoes, quakes?

Volcano Watch — What's scientists' role in planning for volcanoes, quakes?

The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes at the University of Hawai`i in Hilo and the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...

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