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Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change: The US plans to shut it down
The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago and the first scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in ...
Native Hawaiians voice opposition to U.S. military training on culturally significant land
But the Army's lease for state lands beneath a key part of the training range expires in 2029. Native Hawaiians upset with ...
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Nahuku Thurston Lava Tube - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Nahuku Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is one of the most amazing natural wonders you can visit and ...
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Volcano Watch: So what on Earth (or at least on Kīlauea) is a ‘gas piston’?
If you’ve been following the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island, you might have seen the ...
Trump’s Budget Plan Threatens Closure of Mauna Loa Climate Lab and Cuts to NOAA Research
The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, which has been at the forefront of global climate monitoring since the 1950s, is facing ...
NOAA budget spells out plans to reduce spending and abandon climate research
A detailed expense budget for NOAA outlines plans to reduce spending and cut climate and atmospheric research.
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory
The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution ...
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Volcano Watch: Where does Kilauea tephra go? The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Dominant trade wind conditions generally send tephra and volcanic gas southwest over the remote Ka‘u Desert. Eruption viewing areas within the national park are unaffected, but there can be decreased ...