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☆ New NASA photos offer a close look at Jupiter's fiery moon with erupting volcanos that dwarf anything on Earth
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped detailed images of the most volcanically active world in our solar system on Saturday. During this close fly-by, the spacecraft spotted plumes of volcanic activity erupting from Io's surface in real-time. This encounter was the second in a set of two close fly-bys designed to provide new insight into the fiery phenomena that lurk beneath Io's surface. The twin flybys are designed to provide new insight into how Io’s volcanic engine works and whether a global magma ocean exists under Io’s rocky surface. NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / ASI / INAF / JIRAMThe Juno spacecraft has orbited Jupiter every 38 days since 2016.

Persons: JunoMission, Scott Bolton, it's, Juno, Andrea Luck, Patera, Jan Dryák Organizations: NASA, JPL, Caltech Locations: Mauna Loa

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced the projects Wednesday at the Pentagon. Because of the Pentagon's “relatively congested air space” outside Washington, solar panels were the best option for clean energy, he said. The building is a nationally registered historic landmark, so officials will work with local officials to ensure the panels meet all requirements. In addition to the Defense Department, projects also include installation of thermally efficient windows at the Energy Department headquarters in Washington, as well as efficiency upgrades to the Commerce and Transportation departments. The projects also include installation of solar panels at the U.S. Army Garrison in Wiesbaden, Germany, as well as energy and water efficiency improvements and solar panels at the Maui Air Traffic Control Tower in Kahului, Hawaii.

Persons: Biden, ”, Jennifer Granholm, Kathleen Hicks, Brenda Mallory, Brendan Owens, Owens, U.S . Army Garrison Organizations: WASHINGTON, The Defense Department, Pentagon, Energy Department, Energy, White, Council, Environmental, Naval, Defense Department, Commerce, Transportation, Interior, Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, Personnel Management, Social Security Administration, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Energy Conservation Technologies, U.S . Army, Maui Air Traffic Control Locations: U.S, Germany, Washington, Georgia, Tennessee, Loa, Hawaii, Mauna, Wiesbaden, Kahului

☆ Atmospheric CO2 now 50% higher than pre-industrial level -NOAA
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Measurements are taken in May because it is the month when CO2 peaks in the Northern Hemisphere. The outpost on Mauna Loa has measured atmospheric CO2 since 1958, when the level was less than 320 ppm, and shown a steady increase since then in what NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad called "a direct result of human activity." NOAA began collaborating with Scripps on the measurements in 1974. This year's measurements were taken from a temporary site because lava flows cut off access to the Mauna Loa observatory in November 2022, NOAA said. (This story has been corrected to change NOAA's previously reported figure as 424 ppm and not 423 ppm, in paragraph 2.

Persons: Rick Spinrad, David Keeling, Keeling's, geochemist Ralph Keeling, Keeling, Daniel Trotta, Marguerita Choy Organizations: U.S . National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Scripps, Northern Hemisphere, NOAA, Thomson Locations: Mauna Loa, Loa

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☆ Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, began erupting again in Hawaii on Thursday, nearly a month after federal officials said activity there had ceased. The U.S. Geological Survey said webcam images showed lava flow within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater in the volcano's summit caldera. Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, looking east from the west rim of the summit caldera, on Thursday in a webcam image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey via APThe volcano, in Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been erupting often since 1983. In November, another eruption on Hawaii's Big Island — from Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano — came after a series of large earthquakes.

☆ Hawaii's Kilauea volcano eruption resumes, alert level raised -USGS
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] A rising lava lake is seen within Halema'uma'u crater during the eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, U.S. January 5, 2023, in this still image provided by the USGS surveillance camera. The volcano alert level was raised to 'Red' after an evaluation of the eruption and associated hazards, the notice said. USGS said the volcanic gas, which consists of sulphur dioxide and other gases, could produce a visible haze of volcanic smog, known as 'vog', which has been observed in the downwind of Kilauea. Known to be the younger and more active neighbor of Mauna Loa, which erupted in November for the first time since 1984, the Kilauea volcano has been erupting since 2021. However, Mauna Loa's eruption has had no impact and remains quiet, USGS said.

☆ Scientists declare Mauna Loa and Kilauea are 'no longer erupting'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HONOLULU — U.S. scientists declared Tuesday that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. “Kilauea is no longer erupting,” the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement Tuesday, followed by a separate one saying, “Mauna Loa is no longer erupting.”Alert levels for both volcanoes were reduced from watch to advisory. Mauna Loa began spewing molten rock Nov. 27 after being quiet for 38 years, drawing onlookers to take in the incandescent spectacle, and setting some nerves on edge early on among people who’ve lived through destructive eruptions. Lava-viewers in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park enjoyed the added rare marvel of being able to see Mauna Loa’s smaller neighbor, Kilauea, erupting at the same time. Mauna Loa lava didn’t pose a threat to any communities, but it got within 1.7 miles of a major highway that connects the east and west sides of the island.

☆ Mauna Loa alert level lowered as scientists say 'eruption may end soon'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Officials downgraded the alert level for Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano from a warning to a watch on Saturday as they predict that the eruption of the world's largest active volcano could soon end. "High eruption rates will not resume based on past eruptive behavior and current behavior suggests that the eruption may end soon," the U.S. Geological Survey said in a bulletin issued Saturday. The new alert level reflects "the limited hazards associated with the current activity," the latest update states. Its eruption began Nov. 27, marking its first eruption since 1984 and prompting warnings from officials that residents stay alert. Before the most recent eruption, geologists had recorded 33 eruptions since 1843, making Mauna Loa among the world’s most active volcanoes.

☆ Hawaii volcano alert level lowered to watch - USGS
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Lava and volcanic gas emissions at Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, declined on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. As a result, the Observatory downgraded the alert level for the volcano to a watch from the previous level of warning, with lava confined to a small area. Under a watch alert level, an eruption is underway but poses limited hazards. Mauna Loa began erupting in late November for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet period in recorded history. The behavior of the volcano suggests the eruption may end soon.

☆ Mauna Loa Eruption Brings Traffic, Onlookers and Trespassers to Remote Site
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Talal Ansari | Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The eruption of the world’s largest active volcano has brought tourists, thrill seekers and locals to the steep slopes of Hawaii’s Big Island. Lighting up the Big Island’s night sky and spewing ash and lava as high as 200 feet, Mauna Loa awakened late last month after more than 35 years of dormancy.

☆ Stunning images from the eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Russian forces tried to advance in eastern Ukraine and trained tank, mortar and artillery fire on Kherson in the south, the Ukrainian military said, as heavy fighting continues nine months into the invasion.

☆ In pictures: Mauna Loa's spectacular eruption
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Anuja Jaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Prince William and his wife Kate are in the United States for their first visit in eight years, their first overseas excursion since the death of Queen Elizabeth

☆ In Hawaii, locals fear impacts of Mauna Loa eruption as lava oozes closer to main highway
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

People watch lava from the Mauna Loa volcano on Dec. 1, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. If lava does cross the highway, the Hawaii National Guard can help plan for alternatives and try to set up bypass routes, the governor said. Cars wait in traffic along Saddle Road, with occupants waiting to view the Mauna Loa volcano on Thursday. Mauna Loa, which means “Long Mountain,” covers half the island, according to the USGS. It is one of six volcanoes in Hawaii, according to the agency.

☆ Hawaii volcano eruption threatens Big Island's main transportation route
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/7] Lava fountains and flows illuminate the area with a glow at the Mauna Loa volcano eruption in Hawaii, U.S. December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Go NakamuraDec 2 (Reuters) - The lava flowing from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, which is the world's largest active volcano and erupted this week, is edging closer to the Big Island's main highway. But the USGS also said that because of the unpredictable nature of lava flows, it's "difficult to estimate when or if the flow will impact" the highway, which is the island's main east- west road. On flatter ground, lava flows spread out and "inflate" - creating individual lobes that can advance quickly and then stall. Mauna Loa rises 13,679 feet (4,169 meters) above the Pacific Ocean, part of a chain of volcanoes that formed the islands of Hawaii.

☆ Mauna Loa Eruption Threatens a Famous Climate Record
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Elena Shao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

420 410 400 The Keeling Curve 390 Measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere from the Mauna Loa Observatory, in parts per million CO2. In the meantime, officials are contemplating flying in a generator via helicopter to the Mauna Loa observatory, which is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I Mauna Loa Observatory Lava flow Eruption began at Moku‘āweoweo caldera Mauna Loa Honolulu Hawai‘i Hawaiian Islands Area of detail Honolulu Hawai‘i Hawaiian Islands Area of detail ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I Mauna Loa Observatory Lava flow Eruption began at Moku‘āweoweo caldera Mauna Loa Source: Copernicus Notes: Image captured by satellite on Nov. 28, 2022. But none hold quite the same symbolism as Mauna Loa, which is home to the first and most frequently cited data. Even now, when scientists want to test new carbon dioxide monitoring equipment, “they go to Mauna Loa,” Dr. Sweeney said.

☆ The political and spiritual symbolism of Mauna Loa’s historic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

For many in the Native Hawaiian community, it carried a larger cultural and political symbolism and a message to respect Indigenous communities and land. Many Native Hawaiians are drawing from their mythology around Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire and creator of the islands, to help assign meaning to the historic eruption. “You don’t have authority to shape our sacred lands.”The eruption, Ing said, “is Pelehonuamea saying, ‘They’re right. And Pele’s lava flow, ho’omanawanui said, is associated with a cleansing that the Native Hawaiian community receives with gratitude rather than fear. So now Pele is coming in.”The symbolism around the eruption can also be applied to another lasting colonial force on the island: the tourism industry, Ing said.

☆ Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Anuja Jaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Protests against China's strict zero-COVID policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread around the world in a show of solidarity with rare displays of defiance in China.

☆ New aerial video captures eruption of world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, in Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A new aerial video shows the eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, which began late Sunday after a series of large earthquakes, officials said. The video, captured by helicopter, shows the volcano spewing fountains of lava, which stretch across its surface, as clouds of smoke rise above. The lava flow earlier cut off access to a key climate monitoring station, according to KHNL. The eruption followed weeks of warnings from officials that a blast was imminent following a spike in earthquakes at the volcano’s summit and that Big Island residents should be prepared to evacuate if necessary, KHNL reported. Officials have said the eruption threatens air quality, which could be hazardous for local residents with respiratory issues, KHNL reported.

☆ Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, World’s Largest Active Volcano, Erupts for First Time Since 1984
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the biggest active volcano on Earth, is erupting for the first time since 1984, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The volcano has been spewing ash and lava as high as 200 feet in the air since about 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, according to the USGS’s volcanic activity service.

☆ Mauna Loa eruption disrupts critical climate equipment used to measure carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The longest-running climate equipment used to measure carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere lost power Monday evening and is currently not recording data because of Mauna Loa’s volcanic eruption in Hawaii. Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupted early Monday morning for the first time in 38 years, sending lava flows cascading down slope, impacting the road used to access the Mauna Loa Observatory. The Keeling Curve graph comprises daily carbon dioxide concentration measurements taken at Mauna Loa since 1958. The fact that the tool has measured the changes of carbon dioxide levels for more than 60 years virtually uninterrupted has made it the authority source on the key greenhouse gas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also measures carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa using a different instrument.

☆ Here's what Pele's hair and the other volcanic terms you're hearing mean
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lava: Lava is what scientists call magma that breaks through the Earth’s surface – like during a volcano eruption. Lava flows: Lava flows describe both the moving masses of lava that spew onto the earth’s surface during an eruption and the solidified deposit they leave behind once they cool down. Pele’s hair: This term describes long, thin strands of volcanic glass that form from lava fountains and fast lava flows, the USGS says. Volcanic ash: Volcanic ash isn’t the same as the ash produced after burning a piece of paper. Volcanic ash, a finer form of tephra, consists of tiny, sharp pieces of rock and glass.

☆ Factbox: Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Mauna Loa’s summit region glows during an eruption as viewed by a geologist of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hawaii, U.S. November 28, 2022. USGS/Ken Hon/Handout via REUTERSNov 29 (Reuters) - Hawaii's Mauna Loa began erupting on Nov. 27 for the first time in nearly four decades. * Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on the planet, rising some 13,679 feet (4,169 meters) above the Pacific Ocean and dominating the Island of Hawai'i, also known as the Big Island. Geologists estimate that Mauna Loa first erupted on the sea floor between 600,000 and 1 million years ago, and emerged above sea level about 300,000 years ago. * Mauna Loa has previously erupted 33 times since modern record-keeping began in 1843, according to the USGS.

☆ From the future of work to algos for home pricing, these are what the brightest young minds in real estate are working on
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There's no shortage of ties between Wall Street and real estate. So it's only fitting that we'd highlight Insider's third-annual list of rising stars in real estate. The latter boils down to trying to use tech to automate and innovate a key, but sometimes costly, part of the business, something Wall Street is well versed in. There is Megan LeMense, 34, a former WeWorker who is thinking about the future of the office in her role at Raise Commercial Real Estate. BlockFi is the latest crypto firm caught up in the FTX debacle.

☆ World's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupts in Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The world's largest active volcano has erupted in Hawaii for the first time in nearly four decades, officials said. Mauna Loa erupted at 11:30 p.m. local time Sunday night (4:30 a.m. EST on Monday), the United States Geological Survey said. It was the first eruption since 1984, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory daily update, issued by the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents at risk from Mauna Loa lava flows were warned to "review preparedness and refer to Hawai‘i County Civil Defense information for further guidance." It is one of six volcanoes in the state of Hawaii, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

☆ Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Volcano Is Erupting for the First Time Since 1984
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, the biggest active volcano on Earth, has begun erupting for the first time since 1984, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The volcano has been spewing lava and ash since about 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, according to the USGS’s volcanic activity service, an event that people on the Big Island have long feared.

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