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Lava flows from Kīlauea volcano’s Puʻu ʻOʻo Crater. (Photo courtesy USGS)
A new study, which appears in the November issue of Nature Geoscience, finds that a deep connection about 50 miles below Earth’s surface can explain the enigmatic behavior of two of the world’s most notable volcanoes, Hawaiʻi’s Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.
The research was conducted by scientists with the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, along with colleagues at Rice University, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Their findings offer the first plausible model that can explain both the opposing long-term eruptive patterns at Mauna Loa and Kīlauea—when one is active, the other is quiet, and vice versa—as well as the episode in 2003-2007 when GPS records showed that both inflated concurrently.
Read the news release or learn more about the study as featured by Big Island Video News, Civil Beat, Hawaii News Now, Honolulu Star-Advertiser (subscription required), PhysOrg, and RedOrbit.
UH in the News for October 19–25, 2012
- Hawaii News Now, October 25, 2012: “EXCLUSIVE: UH to sell portion of West Oʻahu campus to Catholic Church”
- Big Island Video News, October 24, 2012: “UH Hilo’s Education Department is now School of Education”
- Civil Beat, October 24, 2012: “Hawaii Monitor: Patronage Games”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 24, 2012: “College price hikes more modest but still painful”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 24, 2012: “Pressure from lawmakers could leave UH flattened” (subscription required)
- Scientific American, October 24, 2012: “Easter Island statues might have been ‘walked’ out of quarry”
- United Press International, October 24, 2012: “Connection between Hawaiʻi volcanoes eyed”
- Hawaii 24/7, October 23, 2012: “Free astronomy workshop for teachers (Oct. 26–27)”
- Hawaii 24/7, October 23, 2012: “Every ounce counts toward UH recycling goal”
- Hawaii News Now, October 23, 2012: “Chow chimes in on Wonder Blunder”
- Hawaii News Now, October 23, 2012: “UH Regents will revisit Donovan settlement at special meeting”
- Hawaii News Now, October 23, 2012: “Cyclists support UH student stabbed at Tantalus”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 23, 2012: “Chow lends support to UH leaders in wake of Wonder fumble”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 23, 2012: “AD search: UH agrees to terms with firm” (subscription required)
- Ke Alakaʻi, October 23, 2012: “October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness month”
- KHON, October 23, 2012: “Cyclist recounts attack on Tantalus&rdquo
- Pacific Business News, October 23, 2012: “University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa moves up on global rankings list”
- Phys.org, October 23, 2012: “Astronomers develop technique for mapping the universe in 3-D”
- Big Island Now, October 22, 2012: “Governor releases $91.9 million for CIP projects statewide”
- The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 22, 2012: “Transitions: People in Academe”
- Civil Beat, October 22, 2012: “More Muggy Days Ahead? Hawaii Trade Winds Are Dying Down”
- The Garden Island, October 22, 2012: “Na Kama Pono benefits from Adopt-A-School”
- Ka Leo, October 22, 2012: “Keep it green at eWaste Disposal Days”
- Space Daily, October 22, 2012: “Astronomers uncover a surprising trend in galaxy evolution”
- The Garden Island, October 21, 2012: “Kenney’s whole-animal breakdown is more than culinary skill”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 21, 2012: “Some advice on advance directives” (subscription required)
- Hawaii 24/7, October 20, 2012: “Astronomers map dark matter filament”
- Hawaii 24/7, October 20, 2012: “Decrease documented in frequency of Hawaiʻi’s northeast tradewinds”
- Hawaii News Now, October 20, 2012: “Female student accosted near UH dormitory”
- Hawaii Reporter, October 20, 2012: “University of Hawaiʻi scientists document decreased frequency of Hawaiʻi’s northeast tradewinds”
- Hawaii Reporter, October 20, 2012: “Library awarded funds to digitize predecessors of Honolulu Star-Advertiser”
- Hawaii Reporter, October 20, 2012: “Learn about UH Law School’s Accessible Part-Time/Evening Program”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 20, 2012: “It’s been 3 months; do you know where your AD is?” (subscription required)
- KHON, October 20, 2012: “Two burglaries within two weeks at UH Mānoa campus”
- Big Island Video News, October 19, 2012: “New milestone reached by UH Hilo College of Pharmacy”
- The Garden Island, October 19, 2012: “KCC all bus’d up”
- Hawaii 24/7, October 19, 2012: “College of Pharmacy gets accreditation for residency program”
- Hawaii News Now, October 19, 2012: “Mānoa computer thieves strike again”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “Tom Apple to head panel discussion on UH research goals”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “UH Mānoa library extends hours”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “Female student reports being accosted by unknown man at UH Mānoa”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “Third batch of computer thefts in 2 months reported at UH”
- KHON, October 19, 2012: “Student accosted at UH Manoa”
- KHON, October 19, 2012: “Two offices at UH Manoa’s Bilger Hall burglarized”
- The Maui News, October 19, 2012: “State In Brief: UH faculty senate delays confidence vote”
- Maui Now, October 19, 2012: “UH Maui baby packet program recognized”
