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Volcano Watch — What is El Niño, and what is its impact here?

Volcano Watch — What is El Niño, and what is its impact here?

Someone once said, "Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get." The weather of the last week or so has brought a sigh of relief to many east...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 24, 1998

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 24, 1998

Bench collapse, temporary draining of lava tube are prominent events of the past three weeks

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Volcano Watch — Volcano: Will it Flow or Blow?

Volcano Watch — Volcano: Will it Flow or Blow?

A gentle, effusive style of activity has characterized the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea for well over a decade now. But remember the explosive episodes...

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Volcano Watch — From Big Island to Japan only 63 million years

Volcano Watch — From Big Island to Japan only 63 million years

Japan—only 63 million years away! Advertising like that would put a shipping company out of business, but the Plate Tectonic Express has no...

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Volcano Watch — Speculations about when Kīlauea's caldera formed

Volcano Watch — Speculations about when Kīlauea's caldera formed

Scientific concepts are often thought to result from thinking about hard facts. Speculation is sometimes considered out of bounds for scientists.

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Volcano Watch — Volcano activity "weather" reports

Volcano Watch — Volcano activity "weather" reports

Hawaiian volcanoes provide scientists a natural laboratory to study events that precede an eruption. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, in cooperation...

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Volcano Watch — Looking into the volcano

Volcano Watch — Looking into the volcano

As volcano watchers in Hawaii, we are often rewarded with spectacular images of eruptions taking place in our own back yard.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 17, 1998

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 17, 1998

Hot time on the flow field that night

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USGS HVO Press Release — Brief Surge of Activity at Kīlauea Volcano: Update

USGS HVO Press Release — Brief Surge of Activity at Kīlauea Volcano: Update

Aerial observations this morning show that no subdivision or road is threatened by the new lava flows.

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Volcano Watch — Volcanoes make headlines!

Volcano Watch — Volcanoes make headlines!

Kīlauea made the headlines once again last week with the threat of a summit eruption and a brief surge in activity that sent lava flows coursing down...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Brief Surge of Activity at Kīlauea Volcano

USGS HVO Press Release — Brief Surge of Activity at Kīlauea Volcano

The summit of Kīlauea began to inflate rapidly at about 6:20 p.m. yesterday evening. By 8:30 p.m., more than 8 microradians of tilt had been recorded...

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Volcano Watch — What in the world is the Hilo Ridge?

Volcano Watch — What in the world is the Hilo Ridge?

Okay, all you Big Island residents, where is the Hilo Ridge? It stands nearly 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above its surroundings, is more than 50 km (30 mi)...

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