John Dvorak, PhD

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    Kilauea Volcano

    Kilauea - 1924 Casualties
    Kilauea - 1924 Casualties
    Kilauea - 1924 Casualties

    Taken near the entrance of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park (which is now closed) on May 15, 2018, at 11:28 am.

    JOHN DVORAK studied volcanoes and earthquakes for the United States Geological Survey for 16 years.  He then operated a telescope atop Mauna Kea in the Hawaiian Islands for 20 years.

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    He has written articles for several national magazines, including cover stories for Scientific American, Astronomy and Physics Today.

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    He is the author of three books:  Earthquakes Storms, The Last Volcano and Mask of the Sun.

     

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    Photo by Tom Peek

    2017 solar eclipse photo
    Kilauea volcano lava fountain
    Volcanoes
    Earthquakes
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    KILAUEA  VOLCANO

    2018  ERUPTION

    The largest eruption of Kilauea in history

    A Personal Photo Chronology
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    Kilauea-caldera-04-Aug-2018-wix.jpg

    Kilauea summit caldera - 2011

    Kilauea summit caldera - 2018