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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 19, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 19, 2013

Ocean entry at Kupapa‘u Point is still active.

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Volcano Watch — Traditional Hawaiian knowledge expands our understanding of Hawai‘i Volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Traditional Hawaiian knowledge expands our understanding of Hawai‘i Volcanoes

Hawaiians have occupied the lower portion of the Hawaiian archipelago for at least 800 years. They experienced many more earthquakes and eruptions in...

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Instrumentation Installed for Continuous Monitoring of Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Horseshoe Lake, Mammoth Mountain

Instrumentation Installed for Continuous Monitoring of Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Horseshoe Lake, Mammoth Mountain

Since 1990, high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the soil have killed trees within about a 75-acre area adjacent to Horseshoe Lake on the south side...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 27, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 27, 2013

Kahauale‘a 2 flow still expanding north of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, ocean entries remain active.

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Volcano Watch — Pillow fight helped America win its independence

Volcano Watch — Pillow fight helped America win its independence

The July 4 holiday is both a great time to spend with friends and family and also a time to reflect on our nation's origins.

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.5 earthquake north of Moloka‘i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.5 earthquake north of Moloka‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquakelocated north of the Island of Moloka‘i on Friday...

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Volcano Watch — If a picture is worth a thousand words, a geologic map is priceless

Volcano Watch — If a picture is worth a thousand words, a geologic map is priceless

Cartography, the art or science of making maps, is alive and well at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

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Small Swarm in Long Valley 17 June 2013

Small Swarm in Long Valley 17 June 2013

In the late afternoon of 17 June 2013 a flurry of earthquakes started in the Long Valley Caldera east of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California (in an...

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Volcano Watch — What's Shaking Deep Under Hawai‘i?

Volcano Watch — What's Shaking Deep Under Hawai‘i?

Most people know that the Island of Hawai‘i has many earthquakes, including several every year that are strong enough to be felt. They are caused by...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 11, 2013

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 11, 2013

Lava flows near Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and on coastal plain; ocean entry continues.

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Repeating earthquakes suggest volcanic and tectonic origins of Yellowstone seismic swarms (2013)

Repeating earthquakes suggest volcanic and tectonic origins of Yellowstone seismic swarms (2013)

Yellowstone is located in a region of the United States where both volcanic and tectonic processes occur. Yellowstone is also at the edge of the Basin...

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Volcano Watch — Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō hits middle age—and it shows

Volcano Watch — Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō hits middle age—and it shows

Kīlauea's East Rift Zone eruption surpassed 30 years of activity in January 2013. But this month marks the 30th anniversary of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, which became...

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