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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 13, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 13, 2019

HVO monitoring equipment on the north rim of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — HVO announces Volcano Awareness Month programs for January 2020

Volcano Watch — HVO announces Volcano Awareness Month programs for January 2020

Neither Kīlauea nor Mauna Loa erupted in 2019, but this period of relative quiet must not lead to complacency about Hawaii's two most active volcanoes...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 12, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 12, 2019

Kīlauea summit lake observation and Keller Well measurements, December 2019

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The Yellowstone Hotspot and Columbia River Basalts

The Yellowstone Hotspot and Columbia River Basalts

The arrival of volcanoes in that area is geologically recent, however—volcanism associated with Yellowstone has migrated over 400 miles across...

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Volcano Watch — Honoring the career and contributions of an HVO shining star

Volcano Watch — Honoring the career and contributions of an HVO shining star

On March 30, 2018, a change occurred within the ranks of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's (HVO's) staff when geophysicist Asta Miklius retired...

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The early recognition of Yellowstone's volcanic character

The early recognition of Yellowstone's volcanic character

Looking back at early accounts of Yellowstone allows us to appreciate how our understanding has changed over time.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 29, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 29, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on November 28

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Volcano Watch — HVO scientists mentor STEM students at national conference to promote diversity

Volcano Watch — HVO scientists mentor STEM students at national conference to promote diversity

About a month ago, I attended the 2019 National Diversity in STEM Conference, an annual meeting organized by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 27, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 27, 2019

Reconnaissance videos taken prior to the October 26 water sampling mission

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The 2017 YVO annual report—a new product of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory!

The 2017 YVO annual report—a new product of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory!

Last week, the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory 2017 Annual Report was published online.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 22, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 22, 2019

HVO field engineers install new telemetry hub

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Volcano Watch — Hilo had a close call from the 1881 Mauna Loa lava flow

Volcano Watch — Hilo had a close call from the 1881 Mauna Loa lava flow

Over the last two centuries, six lava flows erupted from Mauna Loa's Northeast Rift Zone and advanced toward Hilo.

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