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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Hawaii ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest hawaii content from the Live Science team ]]></description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous 'mega-blob' under Hawaii is solid rock and iron, not gooey — and it may fuel a hotspot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals a detailed look at what lies beneath the Hawaiian hotspot. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BVr7Au3jFs8q2nBew55wXK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A &quot;mega-blob&quot; deep beneath Hawaii may be fueling a volcanic hotspot, according to a new study. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scenic view of sea against sky, Kaaawa, Hawaii, United States, USA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark attacks in Hawaii spike in October, and scientists think they know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharktober is real in Hawaii — and it's down to the reproductive pattern of predatory tiger sharks, an analysis of 30 years of data reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:31:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:20:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhmfCV39LJ8y7TNW2qWbJ4-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers in Hawaii analyzed 30 years&#039; worth of data on shark bites and found a significant rise in October ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three tiger sharks ( Galeocerdo cuvier ) North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA ( Central Pacific Ocean ).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is heading for Hawaii — but it will weaken before it gets there, forecasters say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/hurricanes/category-4-hurricane-kiko-is-heading-for-hawaii-but-it-will-weaken-before-it-gets-there-forecasters-say</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weather predictions show that Hurricane Kiko could hit Hawaii next week, but forecasters say the Category 4 storm will weaken to a tropical storm or low-category hurricane this weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:40:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UVyTfW9ryhaY9qfJcnRwkH-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Kiko is currently a Category 4 strength, but it will likely weaken over the coming days.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Kiko in the Pacific Ocean as it moves toward Hawaii.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch mesmerizing 1,000-foot-tall lava fountains: Kilauea volcano erupting in ways not seen for 40 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The USGS has announced that Kilauea volcano is ejecting fountains of lava in a manner not seen since the Pu'u'ō'ō eruption in the 1980s. But while the lava is mesmerizing, officials warn that the volcano is also producing toxic gases and other hazards. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qcaF8mwhvUXzkRZw2B7DSA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's core is 'leaking' gold, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 17:19:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 29 May 2025 16:46:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dyExnwUQmTMQUsGaP5eBBh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Most of Earth&#039;s gold and other precious metals are in the core.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Earth in space with its core exposed and a golden tail of light. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kwdSu7jMwdM8t4qUVFMVtW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The summit of Mauna Loa was covered in a thick dusting of snow, or &quot;pineapple powder,&quot; after a heavy snowstorm in February 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing snow at the top of a mountains from above]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing lava 330 feet into the sky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Kilauea erupts a 330-foot-tall fountain of lava, officials warn of hazards from volcanic gas that may affect nearby communities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:31:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristel Tjandra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PWFja7ayRhKm9pMLbF34ha-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In an eruption on Tuesday (Feb. 11), Kilauea volcano spewed lava more than 300 feet (100 meters) from the volcanic vent. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of lava erupting from a volcano]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ White Shark Café: The mysterious meeting spot for great whites in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every winter and spring, great white sharks that usually dwell off the coast of California gather in a remote section of ocean the size of Colorado — and scientists are slowly piecing together why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fCVWpbbHCg5ELKeC8UPePK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The White Shark Café is located midway between Baja California and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of the eastern Pacific Ocean off Baja California with clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Juno probe reveals 'fire-breathing' lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/jupiter/nasas-juno-probe-reveals-fire-breathing-lava-lakes-across-jupiters-volcanic-moon-io</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gxmAQsm9EQdgAo3cn7rcTK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Juno spacecraft imaged volcanic plumes on the surface of Jovian moon Io.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the top of Io, a slight haze protrudes from the surface in one isolated location.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's oldest wild bird is 'actively courting' after losing long-term mate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Biologists on Midway Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean have spotted a septuagenarian female Laysan albatross named Wisdom flirting with potential mates months after the end of the nesting season. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:09:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CbqFdQk38A9S8SpmgK4787-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in her 70s, was spotted courting potential mates at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wisdom the albatross courting a potential mate.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are we in a 6th mass extinction? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If we continue on our current trajectory, the sixth mass extinction is inevitable and the times we're living through now will be part of that geological period. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r8FQnefnyxwbhgNPZL2g7Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The dodo exhibit at the Natural History Museum in London.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dodo in the birds exhibition room at the Natural History Museum on 19th January 2024 in London, United Kingdom.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male humpback whale seen forcing sex on emaciated, injured male in extremely rare encounter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Photographs taken off Maui, Hawaii, show the first documented case of a male humpback whale sexually penetrating another male, with the latter appearing injured and covered in parasites. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:01:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSkbp7Z9LMjZiJzszFs9Hh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two adult male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) seen off Maui, Hawaii, on January 19, 2022. Whale B (top) has its penis inserted into the genital opening of Whale A (bottom).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two male humpback whales having sex in surface waters.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly 75% of the US is at risk from damaging earthquakes, new map reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new, ultra-detailed map shows that 75% of U.S. states are at risk of damaging earthquakes, but some are at far more risk than others. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nkkZPaEVT46Ht6o4BXufvN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch ghostly dumbo octopus swim with its massive 'ears' in rare new footage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On an expedition in Hawaii, a remote underwater vehicle filmed a dumbo octopus swimming with its ear-like fins near the seafloor. The pale white creature is one of the deepest-dwelling octopuses on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZUAg2whDybbKsa5RnsKR58-1280-80.gif">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaii satellite photo shows devastation wildfires inflicted on Maui ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/maui-satellite-photo-shows-full-scale-of-deadliest-us-fire-for-more-than-a-century</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Landsat 8 satellite captured the deadly flames that burned through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii and killed at least 99 people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:24:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pr2AAfeDwQUtrtiBDVYpF5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a map of Maui with Lahaina highlighted y a white box. A majority of the town is covered in flames.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a map of Maui with Lahaina highlighted y a white box. A majority of the town is covered in flames.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pom pom crab: The crustacean that uses anemones as boxing gloves ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/crustaceans/pom-pom-crab-the-crustacean-that-uses-anemones-as-boxing-gloves</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These tiny crustaceans, also known as boxer crabs, use the venomous anenomes to protect themselves from predators and to eat with. They also wave them around while fighting with each other. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 09:30:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qWUCPc2Xt9Nwo7SSctMzRK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an orange and black crab holding two yellow sea anenomes on white coral]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an orange and black crab holding two yellow sea anenomes on white coral]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bright green laser lines shoot across night sky in Hawaii. What caused them? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/bright-green-laser-lines-shoot-across-night-sky-in-hawaii-what-caused-them</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A series of laser flashes recently lit up the night sky above Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Experts say the lasers were emitted by a NASA spacecraft. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:02:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RVjvRdjQSPAesHrXufqa3F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eerily perfect galaxy-shaped spiral appears over Hawaii. What is it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/perfect-luminous-spiral-above-hawaii</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mysterious "whirlpool" of light temporarily shone in the night sky above Hawaii's Mauna Kea. Experts think it was linked to a SpaceX launch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:26:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x9kcnUMBMytheoBeUmwLTf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A shot of the spiral-shaped light in the sky above Hawaii captured Jan. 18 by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera on Mauna Kea. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A shot of the spiral-shaped light in the sky above Hawaii captured Jan. 18 by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera on Mauna Kea. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dozens of earthquakes swarm Hawaii as the world's largest volcano erupts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/mauna-loa-erupts-after-forty-years</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The eruption is so far not threatening downhill communities or affecting flights ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FYFRE9nw4Q6eenXNUDYPGG-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The lava-filled Moku&#039;āweoweo caldera as captured by the USGC webcam. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The lava-filled Moku&#039;āweoweo caldera as captured by the USGC webcam. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eerie 'yellow brick road' to Atlantis discovered atop ancient undersea mountain ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/road-to-atlantis</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers exploring underwater mountains near Hawaii discovered a bizarre "yellow brick road" on an ancient seamount. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 15:35:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nswk9A5rXYczuirxkGF3aT-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A screenshot from the EVNautilus Youtube video on the &#039;yellow brick road&#039; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TID2kc8yb9Q&amp;t=1s]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot from the EVNautilus Youtube video on the &#039;yellow brick road&#039; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TID2kc8yb9Q&amp;t=1s]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists officially list 23 species as extinct, including the largest woodpecker in the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed 23 species from the endangered species list because they have most likely gone extinct. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:59:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/addHyLBiJ6WsqseSKnxTPM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), the North American woodpecker most similar in appearance to the now-extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), and often confused with it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), the North American woodpecker most similar in appearance to the now-extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), and often confused with it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lava eruption at Kilauea spews 'Pele's hair' volcanic glass into Hawaii's skies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is erupting, spewing lava and sending Pele's hair into the sky. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:08:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Kilauea eruption, as seen at dawn local time on Sept. 30. Lava fountains are spurting out at multiple fissure locations at the base and west wall of the crater, and a lava lake is growing within Halema&#039;uma&#039;u.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Kilauea eruption, as seen at dawn local time on Sept. 30. Lava fountains are spurting out at multiple fissure locations at the base and west wall of the crater, and a lava lake is growing within Halema&#039;uma&#039;u.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earthquake swarm rocks the ground at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A swarm of more than 140 earthquakes at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano caused the U.S. Geological Survey to raise the alert level for a potential eruption, but it seems to have been a false alarm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:36:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lava tubes in Hawaii could be a dress rehearsal for Mars colonies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Exploring volcanic lava tubes in Hawaii helps researchers understand how humans should prepare for living and working on worlds other than Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:25:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rfaH2SqYUZqsgJUjSrHQaj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Volcanic lava tubes on Earth serve as analogs for similar environments that astronauts may one day visit and explore on Mars and the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Volcanic lava tubes on Earth serve as analogs for similar environments that astronauts may one day visit and explore on Mars and the moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare red sprite and blue jet create otherworldly light show above Hawaii ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A camera at an observatory in Hawaii captured a red sprite and a blue jet in the same frame. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vup377MPPJfsSCrSQX2kQc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This otherworldly image, captured by a camera on a telescope at Maunakea, shows two lightning phenomenon: a red sprite and a blue jet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This otherworldly image, captured by a camera on a telescope at Maunakea, shows two lightning phenomenon: a red sprite and a blue jet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snow blankets Hawaii volcanoes in stunning satellite image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hawaii has seen the second-largest covering of snow on the mountain peaks of Big Island since recordings began. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEo3VYkp7KmYdoMYvrCVPH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite image of snow on two volcanoes on Hawaii&#039;s Big Island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of snow on Mauna Loa on Hawaii&#039;s Big Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue UFO soars over Hawaii before crashing into the sea ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/blue-ufo-over-hawaii.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Multiple people saw a strange blue light whiz over Oahu, Hawaii. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A86rsWshFwNXXqCs6RMheh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Chris Flores]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Oahu, Hawaii has a pristine night sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, Hawaii]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazing new video shows baby humpback whales nursing from their moms ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/baby-humpback-whale-video.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers popped suction-cup cameras on the backs of baby humpback whales and captured a rare glimpse into the life of a nursing whale. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:55:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xtHVuLqRcLkPkZjJnk9ySE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale and calf with suction cup tag (NOAA permit #21476).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humpback whale and calf with suction cup tag (NOAA permit #21476).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mind-control' cat parasite has now reached Hawaii's parks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/mind-control-parasite-oahu-cats.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The parasite Toxoplasma gondii has been found on Oahu, Hawaii public lands for the first time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:59:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5GVR5F9DLzJHPMiSCxFLsN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Feral cats such as this one, photographed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii in Hanauma Bay, introduced a parasite into local ecosystems. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Feral cats such as this one, photographed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii in Hanauma Bay, introduced a parasite into local ecosystems. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaiian Islands Won't Drown in the Sea for Millions of Years. Here's Why. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/what-determines-island-lifespan.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some islands live longer than others. Here's why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:59:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iyYnunsr8zP8aL3eJ8uRT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hawaii&#039;s island Maui won&#039;t be drowning anytime soon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hawaii&#039;s island Maui won&#039;t be drowning anytime soon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Long-lost WWII ship found at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/explorers-find-wwii-warship.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Kaga sank during the historic Battle of Midway, along with six other vessels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:02:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NNMPhdJiJb4SvRf9B5z3S3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Vulcan Inc. ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Kaga shipwreck]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the found Kaga vessel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden Water Found on Hawaii’s Kilauea Could Mean Explosive Eruptions ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/66108-newly-discovered-ponds-kilauea-volcano.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water on Kilauea could trigger more explosive eruptions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auWnGSeWwECJnfZacUtaiT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ On Aug.1, scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory snapped this photo of the Kilauea Volcano and the small, green patch of water at the bottom of its crater. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ On Aug.1, scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory snapped this photo of the Kilauea Volcano and the small, green patch of water at the bottom of its crater. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[ On Aug.1, scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory snapped this photo of the Kilauea Volcano and the small, green patch of water at the bottom of its crater. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Thousands of Hawaiians (Including Jason Momoa) Are Protesting a Giant Telescope on Mauna Kea ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/66101-hawaii-jason-momoa-dwayne-johnson-telescope.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Native Hawaiians argue that the Thirty Meter Telescope, set for construction on the sacred site, was planned without care for their concerns. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:38:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThXCVubeeL9Zs3PeyTxmp6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Thirty Meter Telescope is expected to generate images that are more than 12 times sharper than those from the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Thirty Meter Telescope is expected to generate images that are more than 12 times sharper than those from the Hubble Space Telescope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Geoscientists Were Wrong About the 'World's Largest Volcano' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Back in 2013, Tamu Massif -- a giant underwater volcano off the coast of Japan -- stole Hawaii's crown as the largest single volcano in the world. But it's not a true volcano at all. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:32:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Coff9kNxxt6N4qhQxCGSa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tamu Massif, located east of Japan, was thought to be the largest volcano on the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tamu Massif, located east of Japan, was thought to be the largest volcano on the planet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Man Survives 70-Foot Fall into Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The man had climbed over a railing at the Steaming Bluff overlook to get closer to the edge of the cliff. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 12:11:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpjWth8tqcSW9jk7H9ecdV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii isn&#039;t currently erupting, but is still active.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii isn&#039;t currently erupting, but is still active.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Floating Sperm Whale Carcass That Looks Like Puffy Marshmallow Haunts Hawaii ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64690-marshmallow-whale-carcass.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why does this dead sea creature look like the Michelin Man? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:35:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gx2uu4gTvKzao8T7LQNktn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Authorities tried to tow the floating whale carcass away from beaches, but it returned — twice. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Floating sperm whale carcass]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Floating Robots Spotted a Huge Plume of Magma Under the Galápagos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery could help explain why the Earth isn't a huge ball of ice. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ssHkNNDGaLgLZogt9Y2UW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The red circles on this map represent seismic events, which helped floating &quot;MERMAIDs&quot; determine the shape of the magma under the islands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The red circles on this map represent seismic events, which helped floating &quot;MERMAIDs&quot; determine the shape of the magma under the islands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaiian Island Vanishes Overnight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63921-hawaiian-island-vanishes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ East Island in Hawaii is no more. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:23:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:35:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cokGo7JePeCgurubKHf9LJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[East Island in Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[East Island in Hawaii.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ridiculously Tiny Baby Octopus Riding Ocean Trash Is So, So Smol ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63927-tiny-baby-octopus-hawaii.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marvel at the cuteness of a pea-size baby octopus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:45:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N7BWTW6cd3Wz5gUspMfzWg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park Hawaii]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[So smol.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny Hawaiian Gecko Accidentally Calls 'a Bazillion' People from Hospital Phone, Wins the Internet ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63774-hawaii-gecko-prank-caller.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oh, hi, guys. It's me, Mr. Gecko. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:26:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:36:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgHqYZ29zkSxjvgUjgviVN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gold-dusted day gecko in Hawaii recently made &quot;a bazillion&quot; phone calls when his toes inadvertently pinged the keys on someone&#039;s cell phone. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[gecko]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's Causing Hurricane Lane's Massive Rainfall? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63433-hurricane-lane-why-high-rainfall.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hawaii got a lot of rain today. It will get more this weekend. Here's why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 22:42:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uE9TkkzzRrewAHhAkuyW6L-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Lane, shown here in satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#039;s GOES-Floater satellite, was carrying a huge amount of water vapor over Hawaii as of 6:22 p.m. E.T. on Aug. 24, 2018. The massive storm is expected to dump a mind-boggling amount of rain on Hawaii over the next two days.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hurricane lane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaii Braces for 'Catastrophic Flooding' and Landslides from Hurricane Lane ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63422-hurricane-lane-hawaii-island-flood.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Waves as high as 25 feet (7.6 meters) could smash into the Hawaiian coastline today (Aug. 24) as Hurricane Lane approaches. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:29:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ekqte3LhaATCsaEdTR33s4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A car is partially submerged in high water as the outer bands of Hurricane Lane bring rains to Hilo, on the Big Island on Aug. 23, 2018.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[torrential rain]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hurricane Lane Bears Down on Hawaii ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63411-hurricane-lane-hawaii-update.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hurricane Lane is nearing Hawaii from the southeast, and the first tendrils of the storm have already reached the Big Island. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:30:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhUqTcP2UL4JkeZNnVKDMZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hurricane Lane Looms Over Hawaii in These Astronaut and Satellite Photos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63407-hurricane-lane-storm-satellite-tracking.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Government weather satellites are watching closely as a massive storm called Hurricane Lane threatens Hawaii. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 22:17:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan Bartels ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6nxGXZr4K7ZBdzntebwMH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Lane dominates the Pacific Ocean in this photo from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold taken on Aug. 22, 2018 as the Category 4 storm approached Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hurricane Lane dominates the Pacific Ocean in this photo from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold taken on Aug. 22, 2018 as the Category 4 storm approached Hawaii.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaii Faces Huge Hurricane: Why That's So Rare ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63402-hurricane-lane-hawaii-rare.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A very big storm is coming for Hawaii, an island state that's largely avoided encounters with major cyclones in recent memory. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:37:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCAvtMx2xat57ECjfGphxV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hawaii is seen from space, all alone in a big ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hawaii is seen from space, all alone in a big ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hurricane Lane, a Monster Category 4 Storm, Barrels Toward Hawaii ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63399-hurricane-lane-threatens-hawaii.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Damaging winds could hit the Big Island as early as this afternoon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:27:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/woQFbz5craHuX29srxpKgQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hurricane Lane is barreling toward the Hawaiian Islands as a Category 4 storm as of Tuesday (Aug. 21, 2018). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hurricane lane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Whale-Dolphin Hybrid Is Not a 'Wholphin.' Here's Why. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63228-hybrid-dolphin-kauai.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This hybrid was spotted swimming alongside a melon-headed whale, possibly his mother ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:24:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5PKZERGuWbRgMJnyhe4iAY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin (in front) swims next to a melon-headed whale. Researchers are guessing the melon-headed whale is his mother.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lava Bomb Slams Boat Tour in Hawaii, Injuring 23 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A burning chunk of lava plummeted down and punctured the roof of an offshore Hawaiian tour boat yesterday (July 16), injuring 23 people who likely weren't expecting to get that up close and personal with a lava bomb. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:43:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p5uuq6pmcYHvX8mm2Rn2ZD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A lava bomb ripped a hole in the metal roof of this tour boat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Boat damage from lava bomb]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Spawned a Giant, Otherworldly 'Lava Ball' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The strange formation split open in the middle of a river of lava, spilling its glowing guts in a dramatic video. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:02:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7fuoBUY6dCqJ5pUZZdf58U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An accretionary lava ball came to rest on the grass after rolling off the top of a flow from Kilauea Volcano during an earlier eruption on July 23, 1983.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An accretionary lava ball came to rest on the grass after rolling off the top of a flow from Kilauea Volcano during an earlier eruption on July 23, 1983.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scorching-Hot Lava Evaporates Entire Lake in Hawaii ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fiery lava from Hawaii's ongoing volcanic eruption has completely evaporated the water from Green Lake, the Big Island's largest freshwater lake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 17:16:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y5Tk8KFrkaAnGFS5JEUtkL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hawaii County Fire Department; U.S. Geological Survey]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The water within Green Lake evaporated away in a steamy white plume on Saturday (June 2).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Green Lake in Hawaii]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Green Lake in Hawaii]]></media:title>
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