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Volcano Watch — Super models help with volcano monitoring

Volcano Watch — Super models help with volcano monitoring

No, Tyra Banks hasn't been helping HVO install monitoring equipment at Kīlauea. We're talking about using computer models to investigate what is...

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Sloshing Detected in Yellowstone Lake Helps to Locate Magma Storage Region (2013)

Sloshing Detected in Yellowstone Lake Helps to Locate Magma Storage Region (2013)

Several years ago, using sensitive new monitoring equipment located in shallow boreholes, scientific staff from UNAVCO, a member institution of the...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 19, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 19, 2013

Kahauale‘a Cone and the Kahauale‘a flow.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 15, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 15, 2013

Flows northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and views of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u.

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u is nearly five years old

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea's summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u is nearly five years old

It wasn't too long ago that tour buses shuttled hundreds of visitors a day to the Halema‘uma‘u parking lot.

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CalVO's Successful First Year of Operation

CalVO's Successful First Year of Operation

February 2013 marked the first year of successful volcano monitoring and preparing for possible volcanic eruption for the California Volcano...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Halema‘uma‘u Eruption Reaches Five-Year Anniversary

USGS HVO Press Release — Halema‘uma‘u Eruption Reaches Five-Year Anniversary

Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i — Kīlauea Volcano's summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u Crater marks its fifth year of continuous activity on Tues., Mar...

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Volcano Watch — Looking back at the Kamoamoa fissure eruption

Volcano Watch — Looking back at the Kamoamoa fissure eruption

March 5, 2013, marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Kamoamoa fissure eruption on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone. This small, but...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 6, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 6, 2013

Ocean entry and coastal plain breakouts remain active.
 

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Volcano Watch — What would we expect during an eruption on Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone?

Volcano Watch — What would we expect during an eruption on Kīlauea's Southwest Rift Zone?

The Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ) of Kīlauea is often overlooked as a source of eruptions, because the volcano's East Rift Zone is so much more active...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 25, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 25, 2013

Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Overlook pit, recently emplaced flows on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's spillway, spatter cone on northwest side of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's crater floor...

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Volcano Watch — How can melt inclusions help us understand Kīlauea's plumbing system?

Volcano Watch — How can melt inclusions help us understand Kīlauea's plumbing system?

Understanding how the chemical composition of magma changes before an eruption occurs is not an easy task. A sample of lava erupted at the surface...

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