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Kilauea’s Lava Lake Returns
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Kilauea’s Lava Lake Returns

Water that had pooled in the crater since 2019 quickly boiled off during an eruption that began in December 2020.

Published Jan 7, 2021

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Activity on Nyiragongo
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Activity on Nyiragongo

Published Jun 22, 2007

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Summit Close Ups of Two African Volcanoes
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Summit Close Ups of Two African Volcanoes

This pair of high-resolution images from the commercial Ikonos satellite shows the craters of Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo, both of which are located at the far eastern edge of Democratic Republic of Congo, north of Lake Kivu.

Published Dec 11, 2007

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Lava Lake Discovered on Mount Michael
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Lava Lake Discovered on Mount Michael

Scientists confirmed a stable pond of lava exists within the crater, raising the planet’s known number of lava lakes to seven.

Published Jul 19, 2019

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Fresh Lava Flows at Pu’u O’o
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Fresh Lava Flows at Pu’u O’o

Satellite view of fresh lava flows from recent activity at Kilaue’s Pu’u O’o Crater.

Published Sep 9, 2011

Land Volcanoes

A New Lake—Water Not Lava—On Kilauea
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A New Lake—Water Not Lava—On Kilauea

After its lava lake drained and the floor dropped, water has been pooling up in the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u crater for several months.

Published May 8, 2020

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Lava Around Lake Afrera
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Lava Around Lake Afrera

Desert, lava, and salt dominate the landscape around Ethiopia’s Lake Afrera.

Published Jul 27, 2014

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Lava Flows on the Kilauea’s Pali
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Lava Flows on the Kilauea’s Pali

The volcano continues to earn its reputation as Earth’s most active.

Published Jun 13, 2012

Land Volcanoes

Visualizing the Highs and Lows of Lake Mead
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Visualizing the Highs and Lows of Lake Mead

In May 2016, the reservoir behind Hoover Dam reached its lowest level since the 1930s.

Published May 27, 2016

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Nyiragongo Vents Steam
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Nyiragongo Vents Steam

When the African volcano Nyiragongo erupted unusually fluid lava in January 2002, nearly 500,000 Congo citizens were displaced, and dozens were killed. The lava did not erupt from the central crater, but instead ran from fissures along the southern slopes, just north of the city of Goma.

Published May 8, 2007

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