Volcanoes

Popocatépetl Volcano Keeps on Puffing
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Popocatépetl Volcano Keeps on Puffing

One of Mexico’s most active volcanoes continues to put on a show for satellites and astronauts.

Published May 5, 2023

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Kamchatka Erupts
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Kamchatka Erupts

Two powerful eruptions from the peninsula in northeastern Russia sent volcanic material soaring.

Published Apr 11, 2023

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Kilauea Glows
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Kilauea Glows

After three weeks of rest, lava started flowing again on Kilauea’s summit.

Published Jan 13, 2023

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Sizing up Mauna Loa’s Lava Flows
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Sizing up Mauna Loa’s Lava Flows

Airborne mapping of the thickness of the lava flows helped scientists calculate that 230 million cubic meters of molten rock poured from the volcano during the two-week eruption.

Published Dec 16, 2022

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Living the Lava Life on Mauna Loa
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Living the Lava Life on Mauna Loa

A small research station in Hawaii where analog astronauts simulate living and working on the Moon or Mars is out of harm’s way after a lava flow appeared to be headed in its direction.

Published Dec 5, 2022

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