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Left of Extremis: How Drones Have Saved Wildland Firefighter Lives and How They Can Prevent the Next Fatal Wildland Fire Burnover

The Real Risk Wildland Firefighters Face Wildland firefighters operate in one of the most unforgiving environments on earth.

Study reveals how gas bubbles shaped Kīlauea's 2018 lava flow

The lava that buried entire neighborhoods during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption was composed of nearly 80% gas bubbles near its ...

See it: Scientists sample once-inaccessible tephra from wall of crater on Kilauea's summit

Three scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey had the opportunity to fly into the summit of Hawaii's most active volcano to collect samples for research.
Forbes

Ash Vortices On Mt. Kīlauea—Fascinating Puahiohio Explained

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Stunning ash vortices, dubbed "volcano-nados," recently appeared on USGS webcams at Hawaii's ...
West Hawaii Today

Volcano Watch: Remembering the 1926 Mauna Loa eruption a century later

April marked the 100-year anniversary of Mauna Loa’s 1926 Southwest Rift Zone eruption. This eruption is most remembered for the destruction of Ho‘opuloa village, a few miles north of Miloli‘i Bay. It ...
Boston Herald

Hawaii’s Kilauea sets record for lava fountaining episodes in any 1 eruption for the volcano

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava since it began ...
WESH

Kilauea erupted again Monday, set record for lava fountaining episodes in any 1 eruption

Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island spewed lava again on Monday, sending lava hundreds of feet into the air and setting a new record.According to volcano updates from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, ...