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ASTER image acquired May 6, 2018 picks up hotspots on the thermal infrared bands - shown in yellow. These hotspots are newly formed fissures and lava flows. Source: NASA
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NASA Satellite Images Show Fissures from Hawaii Volcano

May 8, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano. The fissures and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas […]

NASA coral reef studies in Hawaii this winter will help scientists understand this unique environment. Credit: NOAA
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NASA Tests Observing Capability on Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

March 27, 2017 Kay Whatley

Written by Carol Rasmussen (NASA) with Alan Buis (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) NASA pulled off a scientific double play in Hawaii this winter, using the same instruments and aircraft to study both volcanoes and coral reefs. Besides […]

Waiwood at the Continental Divide during her CA to NY ride in 2014. Source: PRNewsFoto/Patricia Waiwood.
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One-handed Woman will Pedal over 1,000 Miles around Oahu

July 11, 2016 Kay Whatley

Honors 12 Fallen Marines and Sponsors Service Canines for Wounded Vets A woman who was born without a left hand and therefore was denied enlistment in the military will pedal 12 times around Oahu alone […]

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The Strange-ness: Kitten Survives Long Journey

September 1, 2012

A bit of odd news from Carson, California. A 3-month-old kitten was discovered inside of a freight container from Shanghai, China during a July shipment. The LA County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: September 2020

October 6, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported, across the United States, year-round. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to unusual aircraft to […]

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The Strange-ness: Coffee Shop Doesn’t Sell Coffee

May 17, 2016

Manhattan Coffee Shop Only Sells Organic Half & Half — and Gives Coffee Away for Free A Wisconsin dairy is changing the way that a Manhattan coffee shop serves coffee.  Customers buy regional, organic cream, […]

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