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Volcano Watch — Magma chamber music can tell a revealing tale

Volcano Watch — Magma chamber music can tell a revealing tale

Disturbances to a magma or lava body—such as Kīlauea Volcano’s underground summit magma reservoir or its current lava lake—can occur for a variety of...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 7, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 7, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 3, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – March 3, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Volcano Watch — Comparing today’s Kīlauea summit lava lake with past observations

Volcano Watch — Comparing today’s Kīlauea summit lava lake with past observations

The February 3rd installment of “Volcano Watch" introduced some of the data streams that are used to monitor eruption pauses and renewals at Kīlauea’s...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 18, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 18, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Volcano Watch — Something new from something old: A new Geologic Map of the State of Hawaiʻi

Volcano Watch — Something new from something old: A new Geologic Map of the State of Hawaiʻi

The original purpose of geologic mapping in Hawaiʻi was to understand the distribution of groundwater and soils to support agriculture. But as...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 10, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 10, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Intermittent lava activity is confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seek Community Input

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seek Community Input

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seek community input during public scoping on a proposed action and plan to move...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 8, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 8, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 7, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 7, 2022

An eruption at Kīlauea's summit began at approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021. Lava activity is currently confined within Halema‘uma‘u...

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New USGS Data Release: Elevation of the lava lake in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Kīlauea Volcano, from 2009 to 2018

New USGS Data Release: Elevation of the lava lake in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Kīlauea Volcano, from 2009 to 2018

This data release includes measurements of the surface elevation of the lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, during...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s summit glow that comes and goes

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s summit glow that comes and goes

Kīlauea’s summit glow comes and goes frequently these days. This is due to a pattern of pauses in lava lake activity within Halema‘uma‘u crater over...

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