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USGS HVO Press Release — Annual Surveys of Hawai‘i's Volcanoes Are Underway

USGS HVO Press Release — Annual Surveys of Hawai‘i's Volcanoes Are Underway

If you see someone alongside the road next to a white disk-shaped antenna atop a yellow tripod, it could be a U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano...

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Volcano Watch — Celebrating colossal Mauna Loa with a "Hi-yo, Silver!"

Volcano Watch — Celebrating colossal Mauna Loa with a "Hi-yo, Silver!"

This past Wednesday marked the silver anniversary of Mauna Loa's most recent eruption.

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USGS HVO Press Release — Silver Anniversary of 1984 Mauna Loa Eruption

USGS HVO Press Release — Silver Anniversary of 1984 Mauna Loa Eruption

The 25th anniversary of Mauna Loa's last eruption is tomorrow—Wednesday, March 25.

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Volcano Watch — Why all the fuss about Mauna Loa this month?

Volcano Watch — Why all the fuss about Mauna Loa this month?

As noted in Volcano Watch a few weeks ago, this month marks the 25th anniversary of Mauna Loa's most recent eruption—a 22-day event that began on...

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Volcano Watch — Seasonally Enhanced Aroma Briefly Fills the Air Near Halema`uma`u

Volcano Watch — Seasonally Enhanced Aroma Briefly Fills the Air Near Halema`uma`u

It seems that something new and different is always cooking at Kīlauea.

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Volcano Watch — Volcanic Spreading Induces Flank Collapse at Mauna Loa

Volcano Watch — Volcanic Spreading Induces Flank Collapse at Mauna Loa

As the largest volcano in the world, Mauna Loa's bulk dominates Hawai`i Island. Understandably, it might be viewed as a solid, immovable mountain...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - September 21, 2008

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - September 21, 2008

Comparative views of the 1949 cinder-and-spatter and 1940 vent cones.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - July 2, 2008

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - July 2, 2008

Photos of the summit caldera of Mauna Loa.

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Volcano Watch — Recent Mauna Loa "prediction" does not change HVO assessment

Volcano Watch — Recent Mauna Loa "prediction" does not change HVO assessment

A few weeks ago, each of the local newspapers carried a story about a study, released in the journal Science, predicting that the next Mauna Loa...

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Volcano Watch — State of Hawai`i geologic map available online

Volcano Watch — State of Hawai`i geologic map available online

A new geologic map of the State of Hawai`i became publicly available this week. The publication is free online as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File...

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Volcano Watch — Geologic Map of Hawai`i Island available in electronic format

Volcano Watch — Geologic Map of Hawai`i Island available in electronic format

The U.S. Geological Survey recently made available the digital geologic map for the Island of Hawai`i. Compiled by Frank Trusdell of the Hawaiian...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - May 12, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - May 12, 2005

 

Looking towards Mauna Kea volcano from the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.

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