Information revealed by 2018 Kīlauea eruptions leads to new caldera models
Starting in May of 2018, the Puna District of Hawai’i began to experience back to back eruptions of their Kīlauea volcano, along with earthquakes. A new paper lays out a helpful timeline of the initial eruption and following events, as well as addressing the applications for the future from the collected data.
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai’s blast felt ‘round the world
On Jan. 15, 2022, one of the past century’s most violent eruptions occurred, providing scientists the opportunity to explore aspects of relatively rare, but terribly violent, volcanic blasts that occur under the ocean.