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Sampling lava and Banana flow

Fume and lava

A series of small earthquakes struck the Three Sisters volcanic center in the central Oregon Cascades on March 23-25. At the same time, staff members...

Murky views of flow field

You may have read in the news lately about the island of Kaho`olawe, the target isle. After suffering years of degradation, first by feral goats, then...

Pu`u `O`o's crater, flank, and upper Mother's Day flows

Seismometers located across the island detect earthquakes and radio the electronic signals back to HVO. The arrival of the signals at HVO might seem...

Pu`u `O`o's crater

Pu`u `O`o crater and `a`a-pahoehoe

If a sinkhole collapses in your back yard, where and how did the stuff disappear? Did an underground opening already exist (such as a lava tube), did...