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The
Hawaiian Islands are part of a long chain of volcanoes
that stretches from the Big Island to the Aleutians. These
islands and many others on the Earth form when molten
rock (magma) spews out at a hotspot. |
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burn through the moving tectonic plates like a blowtorch
and produce chains of volcanoes one after another. The
hotspot that created the Hawaiian Islands has been erupting
for more than 70 million years. |
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Scientists
that work at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at Kilauea
Volcano use
data from earthquakes, volcanic gases, ground deformities
and geologic mapping to predict future eruptions. |
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| Meet
the Scientists |
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Frank
Trusdell is a volcanologist at the Hawaiian Volcano
Observatory. To hear about why he likes being a volcanologist
click here.
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Jim
Kauahikaua studies the lava flows of Kilauea volcano.
Click here to see video of Jim in the field and hear about his
job. |
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Ken
Hon not only studies lava flows on Kilauea volcano,
he and his wife film them too! Find out when Ken became interested
in science here. |
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Frank
Howarth likes bugs that live in dark caves and barren
places! To hear about how Frank got started collecting insects
click here. |
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