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"Monitoring Magma Movement: Insights from Kīlauea's Best-Monitored Eruption"

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Source: USGS (.gov)
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Aerial and ground surveys of Kīlauea's Koa‘e fault system and Southwest Rift Zone reveal new cracks and ground deformation following recent volcanic activity, prompting the deployment of temporary GPS sites to monitor the ongoing unrest.

Topics:sciencenatural-disasters#aerial-survey#ground-survey#kilauea#maunaiki-trail#natural-disasters#southwest-rift-zone
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  1. Photo and Video Chronology – Aerial and ground surveys of Kīlauea, response instrumentation | U.S. Geological Survey  USGS (.gov)
  2. History's best-monitored caldera-forming eruption provides insights into how earthquakes begin  Stanford University
  3. Volcano Watch — Another intrusion southwest of Kīlauea's summit | U.S. Geological Survey  USGS (.gov)
  4. Magma moving in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park slows, decreasing likelihood of Kīlauea eruption  Big Island Now

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