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Volcano Watch — Is That an Accelerometer in Your Pocket?

Volcano Watch — Is That an Accelerometer in Your Pocket?

Thanks to relatively recent advances in technology, many portable digital devices now have accelerometers embedded in them.

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Volcano Watch — Dealing with Hazards is a Risky Business

Volcano Watch — Dealing with Hazards is a Risky Business

Volcanic hazards come in many forms. The most common hazards for Hawai`i include earthquakes, lava flows, and wide-ranging vog. What is the definition...

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Volcano Watch — Should Maui residents be concerned about lava flows?

Volcano Watch — Should Maui residents be concerned about lava flows?

Molten lava flows downhill. This simple fact has spurred many residents on the Island of Hawai‘i, where Kīlauea Volcano has been erupting for more...

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Volcano Watch — Petrologic Monitoring of Kīlauea Volcano: An update for "Rockhounds"

Volcano Watch — Petrologic Monitoring of Kīlauea Volcano: An update for "Rockhounds"

Petrology is literally the "study of rocks," and looking carefully at the rocks coming out of a volcano is necessary in order to understand what's...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano has been erupting for a long, long time

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano has been erupting for a long, long time

On May 21, 2010, Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing eruption reached a milestone:
10,000 days!

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Volcano Watch — Over the Edge, or the Webcam Takes a Plunge

Volcano Watch — Over the Edge, or the Webcam Takes a Plunge

At HVO's Monday meeting, geologist Tim Orr updated the staff on current eruption conditions at Kīlauea's summit, east rift zone vents and flow field.

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Volcano Watch — Europeans wanted cash, not ash, from Iceland!

Volcano Watch — Europeans wanted cash, not ash, from Iceland!

An Icelandic volcano was prominently featured in March and April's news, first for its gentle, tourist-friendly eruptions, and later for its...

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Volcano Watch — A Peculiar Flow from Sulphur Cone along Mauna Loa

Volcano Watch — A Peculiar Flow from Sulphur Cone along Mauna Loa

Volcano Watchers may pride themselves on having witnessed a variety of lava flows, but how many can say they've seen flowing molten sulfur? It happens...

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Volcano Watch — Is Kīlauea east rift eruption running out of gas?

Volcano Watch — Is Kīlauea east rift eruption running out of gas?

Regular visitors to HVO's daily update Web page might notice what seems like a minor change in one of Kīlauea two ongoing eruptions. While sulfur...

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Volcano Watch — NetQuakes Offer More Community Partnering in USGS Seismic Monitoring

Volcano Watch — NetQuakes Offer More Community Partnering in USGS Seismic Monitoring

Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:37 a.m., Hawaii Standard Time: "Uh. Oh, oh. Did you feel that? It felt like an earthquake."

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Volcano Watch — What caused Kīlauea to lose its top in about 1500?

Volcano Watch — What caused Kīlauea to lose its top in about 1500?

All of us lose something as we age, and, about 500 years ago, Kīlauea lost its top. The summit collapsed to form a precipitous hole, known as a...

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Madison Plateau 2010 Earthquake Swarm Summary

Madison Plateau 2010 Earthquake Swarm Summary

This swarm is now the second largest recorded swarm at Yellowstone. It was longer (in time) and included more earthquakes than last year's swarm...

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