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Volcano Watch — Nyirangongo -- Could it happen here?

Volcano Watch — Nyirangongo -- Could it happen here?

At dawn on January 17, 2002, the residents of Goma, a city of 500,000 along the eastern border of the Republic of Congo, awoke to glowing red skies...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 25, 2002

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 25, 2002

Rootless shields and hornitos along the main tube system
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Volcano Watch — Expansion of Alaskan Volcano monitoring program continues

Volcano Watch — Expansion of Alaskan Volcano monitoring program continues

In one of the most ambitious volcano-monitoring efforts ever undertaken, scientists of the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) are moving ahead with...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 17, 2002

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 17, 2002

Views of 2220' rootless shield and 2300' growing hornito
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Volcano Watch — The 1859 eruption of Mauna Loa and its human impact

Volcano Watch — The 1859 eruption of Mauna Loa and its human impact

The 1859 eruption of Mauna Loa began in the evening of January 23. Following a brief summit eruption, an outbreak occurred high on Mauna Loa's...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 15, 2002

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 15, 2002

Western part of Kamoamoa bench

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 24, 2002

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 24, 2002

Western part of Kamoamoa bench
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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 11, 2002

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 11, 2002

A week's growth at the Kamoamoa bench and at a hornito
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Volcano Watch — New Year - New Volcano Watcher

Volcano Watch — New Year - New Volcano Watcher

At this new calendar year, we welcome to our staff at the U S Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory our newest volcano watcher, Dr. Peter...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2002

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2002

Growth of west side of Kamoamoa bench
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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 4, 2002

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 4, 2002

Views of south side of Pu`u `O`o, including Puka Nui
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Volcano Watch — Pu`u `O`o eruption is long but far from the longest

Volcano Watch — Pu`u `O`o eruption is long but far from the longest

It is hard to believe that the Pu`u `O`o eruption became 19 years old on January 3. 

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