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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors volcanoes, earthquakes in Hawaii

2014-03-25 18:30:12| Airlines - Topix.net

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Ranger Jeff Judd displays a ample of the 2,000-degree still semi-liquid motlen lava he grabbed with a pickax in this September 1987 photo.

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An overflow of volcano interest

2014-03-25 18:30:11| Airlines - Topix.net

Hawaii Island residents and visitors viewing the 1950 Mauna Loa lava flow that crossed the road in June.

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Active Volcano Discovered Under Antarctic Ice Sheet

2013-11-17 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LiveScience: Earthquakes deep below West Antarctica reveal an active volcano hidden beneath the massive ice sheet, researchers said today (Nov. 17) in a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The discovery finally confirms long-held suspicions of volcanic activity concealed by the vast West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Several volcanoes poke up along the Antarctic coast and its offshore islands, such as Mount Erebus, but this is the first time anyone has caught magma in action far from the coast. "This...

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World's Largest Volcano Discovered on Pacific Seafloor

2013-09-13 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Researchers discovered the largest volcano on earth a thousand miles off the coast of Japan. Tamu Massif rivals some of the biggest volcanoes found in the solar system. Volcanology researcher Kayla Iacovino discusses what this giant can tell us about the inside of our planet.

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