Volcano Watch — An assembly of volcano scientists to gather in Hilo
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by HVO geologist Kendra J. Lynn. This cartoon schematic depicts the Kīlauea 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and coincident summit collapse. It is the logo for the American Geophysical Union Chapman Meeting on Caldera-Forming Eruptions at Basaltic Volcanoes, to be held in Hilo, Hawaii, from February 9-14, 2025. More info: https://www.agu.org/chapman-basaltic-caldera-forming-eruptions . Next week, during February 9-14, volcano scientists from around the world are gathering in Hilo, united by the common goal of understanding caldera-forming eruptions
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes 150 international scientists to the Island of Hawai’i
The AGU Chapman Conference on Caldera-Forming Eruptions at Basaltic Volcanoes will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scientists to contrast observations from historic global caldera-rift eruptions, establish the state-of-the-art in knowledge, identify outstanding questions, and motivate lasting new research efforts. HILO, Hawaii — From February 9-14, 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) will host an international gathering of approximately 150 volcanologists in Hilo to explore the impacts and insights of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption. In partnership with the American Geophysical Union, the Caldera Forming Eruptions at Basaltic Volcanoes conference will gather experts to share research on caldera-forming
AGU24 Annual Meeting: Fantastic Scientists and Where to Find Them
Friday, December 13 Calibrating the lacustrine paleoseismograph: Challenges and opportunities for lakes near Cook Inlet, Alaska Presenter: Nathaniel C. Miller, USGS When: 08:30-12:20 Where: Hall B-C (Poster Hall, Convention Center) Learn more on the AGU website. Cenozoic Sequence Stratigraphy of the Cape Fear Region, Central US Atlantic Margin Presenter: Ali Mohamed, University of Texas at Austin USGS coauthors: Nathaniel C. Miller, Wayne E. Baldwin, and Deborah R. Hutchinson When: 08:30-12:20 Where: Hall B-C (Poster Hall, Convention Center) Learn more on the AGU website. Comparing High Saturation Hydrate-bearing Sand Reservoirs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Presenter: Ann Cook, OSU Earth
What’s normal for a volcano? How CalVO scientists decide when to raise an alarm (or not)
In this spectrogram from November 30, 2024, at Mammoth Mountain, earthquakes in a swarm appear as bright blips of color, arriving rapid-fire and very close in time at nearby stations. Every day, CalVO duty scientists check the number, intensity, and character of earthquakes happening at our volcanoes. It's actually quite common for an active volcano - meaning one that has eruptible magma somewhere in its plumbing - to experience small quakes and shakes. There's always something going on, whether it's magma gurgling, gases and fluids flowing through a hydrothermal system, or the bulk of the volcano settling and shifting. The
USGS St Petersburg Scientists Present at the Great American Teach-In
Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist presenting at the Great American Teach-In. The Great American Teach-In is held every November to expose students to various career paths. The USGS St. Pete has participated in many Great American Teach-In events throughout the years, and our scientists are always enthusiastic to share their passions for science with aspiring future researchers. Research Physical Scientist Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited several classes at Midtown Academy and Mount Calvary Junior Academy to discuss wave dynamics, extreme storms, and how these processes alter coastal ecosystems. Donya used an erosion simulation model to demonstrate these processes and the role of various coastal protection measures to dissipate
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps scientists map geology of Puerto Rico
The resulting data will be used by scientists at the USGS, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, and other groups to better inform knowledge of geologic hazards, such as earthquakes and landslides, and evaluate natural resources as well as other applications. These investments will help improve various aspects of the Puerto Rican economy and resiliency to natural hazards and resource management issues, such as the risk for damaging earthquakes. Puerto Rico was the site of a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in 2020 that caused extensive damage, including to the important Costa Sur power plant, which resulted in island-wide power outages
USGS scientists Wes Thelen and Alex Iezzi talk about what they are doing to learn more about recent earthquake activity at Mount Adams (November 20, 2024)
In September, the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) located six earthquakes at Mount Adams ranging in magnitudes from 0.9 to 2.0. While six doesn’t sound like much, earthquakes at this volcano are typically located at a rate of about one earthquake every two to three years. With permission, CVO scientists rapidly installed three temporary seismic stations closer to the volcano to enlarge the permanent monitoring network. The temporary stations included a seismometer buried in the ground, a plastic case that contained batteries charged by a solar panel, and a cell antenna so data could
NOAA scientists testing next generation of wildfire detection, warning tools
Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in NOAA’s new Fire Weather Testbed in June during a series of hands-on simulations with National Weather Service fire weather forecasters, state wildfire managers, researchers, and social scientists. The first, NOAA’s Next Generation Fire System, or NGFS, uses artificial intelligence to rapidly and autonomously identify fires from observations made by geostationary satellites. By quickly communicating information to forecasters and land managers, it reduces response time when a swift initial attack is most critical. The second, the application of the Integrated Warning Team paradigm to wildfire