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Scientists reap data from Hawaii's rumbling Kilauea volcano

Given new technology, they can now gather and study an unprecedented volume of data

Lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii, in this May 19 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey. Technically speaking, Kilauea has been continuously erupting since 1983. But the combination of earthquakes shaking the ground, steam-driven explosions at the top, and lava flowing into a new area some 12 miles from the summit represents a departure from its behavior in recent decades. - photo by Associated Press

Kilauea volcano — Lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii, in this May 19 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey. Technically speaking, Kilauea has been continuously erupting since 1983. But the combination of earthquakes shaking the ground, steam-driven explosions at the top, and lava flowing into a new area some 12 miles from the summit represents a departure from its behavior in recent decades. - photo by Associated Press

HONOLULU — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano may be disrupting life in paradise with its bursts of ash and bright-orange lava, but it also has scientists wide-eyed, eager to advance what's known about volcanoes.

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