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Rainfall an unlikely factor in Kīlauea’s 2018 rift eruption

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Fig. 1: Monitoring data from Kīlauea Volcano spanning January–April 2018.
Fig. 2: Rainfall on the Island of Hawaiʻi.

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GNSS datasets analysed during the current study are available from the UNAVCO Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geosciences (GAGE) facility, https://www.unavco.org/data/gps-gnss/gps-gnss.html, and rainfall data are available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information, https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/search.

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We are grateful for comments from S. Ingebritsen and L. Mastin.

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, WA, USA

    Michael P. Poland & Emily K. Montgomery-Brown

  2. U.S. Geological Survey, California Volcano Observatory, Moffett Field, CA, USA

    Shaul Hurwitz & Kyle R. Anderson

  3. U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hilo, HI, USA

    James P. Kauahikaua, Ingrid A. Johanson & Matthew R. Patrick

  4. U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, Anchorage, AK, USA

    Christina A. Neal

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M.P.P., E.K.M.-B., K.R.A., I.A.J. and M.R.P. contributed to magma pressure descriptions and calculations. S.H., J.P.K. and E.K.M.-B. contributed to rainfall calculations and pore pressure impacts. C.A.N. contributed hazard assessment and communication information. M.P.P. and M.R.P. contributed to statistical arguments. M.P.P. coordinated manuscript preparation, in which all authors engaged.

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Poland, M.P., Hurwitz, S., Kauahikaua, J.P. et al. Rainfall an unlikely factor in Kīlauea’s 2018 rift eruption. Nature 602, E7–E10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04163-1

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