00:00What if we told you that a 120-year-old mystery beneath Hawaii's most active volcano just got cracked wide open?
00:06Researchers at the University of Hawaii have analyzed over a century of Kilauea volcano data,
00:11338,000 earthquakes, and 15,000 surface measurements,
00:16to reveal patterns that were completely hidden, until now.
00:19At the heart of their findings?
00:21A massive 1975 earthquake that not only triggered a 20-foot tsunami,
00:25but also revealed how the region had been silently storing stress for decades.
00:30Before the quake, the ground was friction-locked.
00:33Afterward, the motion changed dramatically.
00:36This study exposes how stress and deformation shift over time beneath the surface,
00:40giving scientists a new way to predict volcanic and seismic activity.
00:45That means better preparation for Hawaii's communities living in the shadow of Kilauea.
00:49This isn't just about the past.
00:51It's the key to unlocking the future of volcanic safety in Hawaii.
00:55And the science is just getting started.
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