In this week’s Volcano Watch, a weekly activity update written by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues, a geophysicist writes about how local high school students enrolled in the UH Hilo Upward Bound program scientifically monitored the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano. “All it took was a bit of knowledge, support, and passion.”
Category: Lava Flow
VIDEO: UH Hilo Drone Team monitored recent lava flow, provided data to Civil Defense
During the eruption, members of the UH Hilo drone team provided data to Civil Defense to aid in a range of ways, such as helping residents to recoup losses.
At Kapoho Bay, UH Hilo researchers are using seafaring robots to study lava entering ocean
Now that the lava flow is entering the ocean at Kapoho Bay, researchers are using autonomous ocean robots, an unmanned technology, to capture live ocean data close to the entry area.
UH Hilo researchers providing critical, daily chemical analysis of Kīlauea lava flow
UH Hilo has been analyzing lava flow samples from Kīlauea since 2013 but the composition barely changed. Then came May 2018 and a dramatic change.
UH Hilo graduate, now a geologist in Alaska, is part of USGS response team at Kīlauea eruption
Katherine Mulliken works as a geologist for the Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, a partner of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, but was sent back home to help with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory response to the 2018 Kīlauea eruption.
UH Hilo has vital role in response to historic lava eruption on Hawaiʻi Island
UH Hilo professors, scientists and students are providing valuable expertise and resources on multiple fronts, helping government officials assess the hazards to the public and its personnel, and decide where and how to respond.
UH Hilo researchers examine resiliency of Puna community after Iselle and lava flow
Preliminary results of study show different neighborhoods have different infrastructures in place to help people cope with natural disasters.
UH Hilo assists with public viewing of the Puna lava flow
The former flow front stopped just short of the Pāhoa Transfer Station early last month, creating a perfect viewing area for the public.
School students tour lava flow, have hands-on science lesson from Civil Defense, UH Hilo geologists and others
The students viewed seven different learning stations hosted by scientists and experts from Civil Defense, UH Hilo’s Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes, UH Hilo Department of Geology, and Hawai‘i Electric Light Company.
Discovery Channel films UH Hilo researchers mapping lava flow in Puna
The Discovery Chanel’s video includes an excellent explanation of how the lava mapping is done from the UAV flights in the field to the data analysis and mosaic creation done at the UH Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Laboratory.