Volcano Watch — The East Rift Zone of Kilauea was a busy place in the 1960s
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. A fissure on the northwestern crater wall of Makaopuhi Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea sent lava cascading into the deepest portion of the crater, forming a lava lake. USGS photo taken by E. Endo on March 6, 1965, from a viewing area along the old Chain of Craters Road. While there were several summit eruptions at Kīlauea during the 60s, including one that lasted more than 8 months, eruptions along the ERZ (mainly in the upper and
Volcano Watch — Quantifying corrosion downwind of Kīlauea
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week's article is by scientists from Aotearoa, New Zealand: Carol Stewart (Massey University), Zhengwei Li & Anna de Raadt (BRANZ Ltd), and Graham Leonard (GNS Science). Scientists with USGS and GNS Science install coupons at DESD seismic station, 9 December 2022. Photo by Carol Stewart (Massey University). The purpose was to expand our knowledge base of how metal corrodes in different environments—specifically metal that is often used as building and roofing material. In New Zealand we have carried out