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Kīlauea’s recent explosive history — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Short Feature

Kīlauea’s recent explosive history — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Short Feature

The fourth in a series of recorded talks by HVO staff that will be posted on our website throughout the month of January. These talks are presented as...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 10, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 10, 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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2021: A year of earthquake activity on the Island of Hawai‘i — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Seismology Update

2021: A year of earthquake activity on the Island of Hawai‘i — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Seismology Update

The third in a series of recorded talks by HVO staff that will be posted on our website throughout the month of January. These talks are presented as...

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Better understanding what’s under your feet in hydrothermal areas—neutral to alkaline hot springs edition

Better understanding what’s under your feet in hydrothermal areas—neutral to alkaline hot springs edition

The geyser cones of Yellowstone are made up of material called sinter—a form of silica precipitated from hot water. When looking at the sinter under a...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 7, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 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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The olivine time capsule — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Short Feature

The olivine time capsule — Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Short Feature

The second in a series of recorded talks by HVO staff that will be posted on our website throughout the month of January. These talks are presented as...

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Volcano Watch — The legacy of Alexander Lancaster

Volcano Watch — The legacy of Alexander Lancaster

Known to many as “Pele’s Grandson,” Alexander (“Alex” or “Alec”) Lancaster guided both tourists and scientists to Hawai‘i’s volcanoes for over forty...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 4, 2022

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – January 4, 2022

A new 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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Kīlauea erupts after more than two years of quiet—twice! Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Geology Update

Kīlauea erupts after more than two years of quiet—twice! Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Geology Update

The first in a series of recorded talks by HVO staff that will be posted on our website throughout the month of January. These talks are presented as...

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USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.3 earthquake east-northeast of Pāhala on the Island of Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Information Statement—Magnitude-4.3 earthquake east-northeast of Pāhala on the Island of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.3 earthquake located east-northeast of Pāhala on Monday...

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Yellowstone—the year 2021 in review

Yellowstone—the year 2021 in review

It was business as usual in 2021 at Yellowstone—earthquakes, ground deformation, geyser eruptions, and lots of field work! As is tradition, this first...

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