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Volcano Watch: What happens after a dike intrudes a rift zone?
When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How ...
Kilauea volcano puts on a fiery show with a lava fountain towering as high as 1,000 feet
Geologists say Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode ...
DOGE cuts could end decades of NOAA's ground-breaking climate research in Hawaii
Elon Musk's DOGE is considering terminating the lease of a tiny office that supports a huge climate science project.
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Volcano Watch: A collapse at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, like Kilauea’s in 2018?
Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert Level is at NORMAL. Three earthquakes were reported felt in the Hawaiian Islands during the past week: a M3.5 earthquake 19 km (11 mi) SE of ...
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Volcano Watch: A collapse at Mauna Loa’s summit in 1868, like Kīlauea’s in 2018?
The collapse volume at the summit nearly matched the effused lava volume on the rift zone. In this regard, 1868 was a little ...