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New USGS Professional Paper Chapter — Patterns of Bubble Bursting and Weak Explosive Activity in an Active Lava Lake—Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea, 2015

New USGS Professional Paper Chapter — Patterns of Bubble Bursting and Weak Explosive Activity in an Active Lava Lake—Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea, 2015

A new chapter of USGS Professional Paper 1867, "The 2008–2018 Summit Lava Lake at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i" was recently published online. The 2008...

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Brief earthquake swarm detected beneath Mount Rainier

Brief earthquake swarm detected beneath Mount Rainier

While the seismicity represents a temporary uptick in activity, Mount Rainier remains at normal, background levels of activity.

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 18, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 18, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Volcano Watch — What’s going on at Kīlauea’s summit lava lake?

Volcano Watch — What’s going on at Kīlauea’s summit lava lake?

Kīlauea’s current lava lake formed on December 20th and rose rapidly within Halema‘uma‘u crater during the dynamic first week of the ongoing summit...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 17, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 17, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 16, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 16, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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The other volcanic range in the Yellowstone region: The Absarokas!

The other volcanic range in the Yellowstone region: The Absarokas!

Yellowstone Volcano receives ample attention for being a large, active, caldera-forming volcanic system. Given the massive eruptions over the last 2.1...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 12, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 12, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Volcano Watch — Ken Hon returns to HVO as Scientist-in-Charge

Volcano Watch — Ken Hon returns to HVO as Scientist-in-Charge

The next USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Scientist-in-Charge (SIC) has been named, and it’s a name that Island of Hawai‘i residents may be...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 11, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 11, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 10, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 10, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 9, 2021

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – February 9, 2021

Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; the west vent in Halema‘uma‘u erupts lava into the lava lake. Gas emissions and seismic...

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