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Volcano Watch: Kīlauea Episode 43 reaches new lava fountain height record, causes tephra fallout on nearby communities

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...
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Volcano Watch: USGS updates ‘Volcano Observatory Notice to Aviation’ alerts

The Volcano Observatory Notice to Aviation (VONA) is a notification product used by volcano observatories globally to inform ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea erupts again, sending ash plume upwards of 25,000 feet into the sky

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano was erupting in its 43rd episode on Tuesday, prompting warnings from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Weather Service. A Volcanic Activity Notice issued by the USGS at ...
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‘Episode 43 produced some serious tephra’: Fallout from Kīlauea lava fountains blown as far as Hilo

The number 43 is for Episode 43 of the ongoing Kīlauea volcano episodic summit eruption that ejected that tephra during just more than 9 hours of sustained high lava fountaining that began shortly ...