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Volcano Watch: Unveiling Earth’s magnetic secrets

This week’s Volcano Watch is dedicated to U.S. Geological Survey scientist Duane Champion, who helped unlock Pele’s secrets by studying the magnetic properties preserved in lava flows.

Volcano Watch: USGS hosting open house about replacement of building destroyed during 2018 Kīlauea eruption

Geologists at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory study the volcanoes that make up the Hawaiian Islands and biologists at the research center study the ecosystems on them. 

Volcano Watch: Big Island volcano Kīlauea gets weighed using gravity measurements

To find out if magma is accumulating in the magma reservoir of the Big Island volcano Kīlauea, scientists use microgravity surveys.

HVO’s Geological Sample Collections are an Important Resource

HVO carefully archives or curates these precious geological samples collected by current and past HVO geologists, collaborators, visiting scientists, and volunteers.