Tag Archives: Hawaii
Large Island, Hawaii: Half 1
We (my spouse Chris and I) loved our fourth go to to Large Island Hawaii in Could 2013 a lot that we determined to return to the identical locations in October 2014. We had been hoping to see related occasions … Continue reading
Did rapid sea-level rise drown fossil coral reefs around Hawaii?
Investigations to predict changes in sea levels and their impacts on coastal systems are a step closer, as a result of a new international collaboration. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Hot spot at Hawaii? Not so fast
Geophysicists use a new model to conclude that volcanic hot spots around the globe aren’t moving as fast as recently thought. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Why Two Volcanoes in Hawaii Are So Close, but So Different
The Mauna Kea volcano on the island of Hawaii, left, in a photograph taken from the International Space Station. Mauna Loa, right, is the biggest volcano on Earth and one of the most active.From left: NASA; Phil Degginger/Alamy Stock Photo … Continue reading
Hawaii: How the world’s biggest volcanoes formed
A new study has solved the 168-year-old mystery of how the world’s biggest and most active volcanoes formed in Hawaii. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Video: Massive lava stream exploding into ocean in Hawaii
This Jan. 29, 2017 photograph offered by the D.J. Geological Survey exhibits a lava stream pouring out of a tube on the ocean cliff on the Kamokuna ocean entry on the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of … Continue reading
New lava flows open on active Hawaii volcano
Two new lava flows have broken out at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, but neither is threatening nearby communities. Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. In 2014 lava from one of its vents crept into the town of Pahoa, … Continue reading
New geological evidence aids tsunami hazard assessments from Alaska to Hawaii
Outcrop showing six tsunami deposits as layers in the soil. An outcrop composed of six tsunami deposits on the inland side of the lowland backing Stardust Bay over 0.5 miles from the sea. Brown soils developed into the top of … Continue reading
Satellite spots new depression exactly between Baja California and Hawaii
This image of the depression was captured by NOAA’s GOES-West satellite that showed the storm between Hawaii and Baja California, Mexico. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project It’s a rare thing when a tropical depression develops the same exact distance between two … Continue reading
Hawaii is in the eye of the cyclone
(ANSAmed) – Rome, 7 – the Hawaiian Islands can be designated by cyclones in 2075 and 2099 because during this period the frequency of these phenomena of violent weather in the Pacific could double or triple in comparison to today. … Continue reading