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Magma reservoirs beneath large volcanic systems like Yellowstone are not simply large tanks of molten rock, but rather are dynamic mixes of melt and crystals that can change drastically over

© USGS A view of Kīlauea’s summit lava lake. The lava lake is contained within a crater, which is set within the larger Halema‘uma‘u Crater. New research aims to understand the activity that led to the eruption in 2018 in Kīlauea’s lower East Rift Zone.Kīlauea in Hawaii is the best-monitored volcano in the world. The 2018 eruption was the largest in some 200 years, providing researchers with a plethora of new data to understand the volcanos plumbing and behavior. Two new studies di...