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HONOLULU (AP) - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was the strongest of a series of temblors that struck Friday on Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on the planet that scientists say is in a "state of heightened unrest. (ktar.com)

Once detected, infection with Loa loa (loiasis) can be treated with the drug diethylcarbamazine, which kills the immature microfilaria in the bloodstream, and/or surgical removal of adult worms from the eye. (broadinstitute.org)
Loiasis is infection of tissues under the skin or under the clear outer membrane that covers the eye (conjunctiva) with the roundworm Loa loa . (msdmanuals.com)

The low, broad shield of Hawai`i's Mauna Loa volcano. (scienceblogs.com)
Aerial view of a trail of lava flow from the Mauna Loa volcano on Monday, Nov. 28. (kxan.com)
Select deformation instruments on Mauna Loa volcano. (usgs.gov)
For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Mauna Loa Volcano, see the HVO Deformation page . (usgs.gov)
This sequence of earthquakes appears to be related to readjustments along the southeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano," the observatory said. (ktar.com)
MAUNA LOA, Hawai'i - Mauna Loa Volcano is not erupting, and rates of deformation and seismicity have not changed significantly in the past week. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Mauna Loa Volcano is not erupting. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Using GPS measurements, we computed the areal strain on 15 triplets of stations for Kilauea volcano and 11 for Mauna Loa volcano . (bvsalud.org)

On several occasions large earthquakes have preceded past eruptions of Mauna Loa, though these have typically been larger than today's earthquakes. (ktar.com)
An eruption does not necessarily mean a threat to people or property though, as half of the eruptions recorded from Mauna Loa have remained contained to the remote summit area. (forbes.com)
Lava eruptions from Kilauea in 2018, which typically produces a lower volume of material compared to Mauna Loa, still managed to destroy a number of homes and other infrastructure. (forbes.com)
(BIVN) - With an apparent pause in the eruptions at both Mauna Loa and Kīlauea, officials have downgraded the alert levels for both volcanoes from WATCH to ADVISORY, and the Aviation Color Codes from ORANGE to YELLOW. (bigislandvideonews.com)

MAUNA LOA, Hawaii ( KHON ) - The world's largest active volcano is erupting for the first time in nearly four decades, causing quite the show. (kxan.com)
Within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa. (bestlifeonline.com)

Scientists at the observatory were monitoring Mauna Loa closely for changes. (ktar.com)
The Mauna Loa observatory. (smithsonianmag.com)
The original structure of the Mauna Loa Observatory, dubbed the Keeling Building. (smithsonianmag.com)
In 1951, a small weather observatory-dubbed the Mauna Loa Summit Observatory- opened at the summit , the result of an alliance between the U.S. Weather Bureau, the Park Service, the U.S. Navy, and prison laborers, who spent years carving out the winding road that would lead to the top of the volcano. (smithsonianmag.com)
But over the past week, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory recorded over 200 small magnitude earthquakes below Mauna Loa. (forbes.com)
Sixteen microearthquakes were located beneath the summit caldera and upper elevations of Mauna Loa during the past week," Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists wrote. (bigislandvideonews.com)
The Hawaii Volcano Observatory received reports "of lava overflowing into the southwest portion on the Mauna Loa caldera" on Monday morning, but no evacuation orders are in place, and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (EMA) confirmed that "there are NO indications that it threatens populated areas. (bestlifeonline.com)
For comparison, it is overlain by a graph of the seasonal variation and interannual increase of carbon dioxide observed at the Mauna Loa, Hawaii observatory. (nasa.gov)
The graph shows data, commonly called the Keeling Curve, from the Scripps measurements of monthly carbon dioxide concentration at Mauna Loa Observatory. (nasa.gov)
Mauna Loa is monitored by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory which was created in 1912. (avivadirectory.com)
On Mauna Loa, the lava supply to the Fissure 3 vent on the Northeast Rift Zone ceased on December 10th, and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased to near pre-eruption background levels. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Civil defense head Talmadge Magno said on Tuesday that the State is keeping the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve closed for now, and the Mauna Loa Observatory Access Road will be gated and closed to the public. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Health hazard evaluation report: HHE-79-31-699, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Mauna Loa Observatory, Hilo, Hawaii. (cdc.gov)

Remember, the last eruption at Mauna Loa was less than 30 years ago - that last erupted in 1984 erupted ~0.22 km 3 in a fissure eruption. (scienceblogs.com)
The most recent eruption of Mauna Loa in 1984 saw lava reach the outskirts of Hilo on the other side of the island - home to the University of Hawaii - but with several weeks warning. (forbes.com)
Illustrating this, the last time the Mauna Loa erupted in March 1984, the eruption also began in the summit, following its longest "quiet" stretch in history. (bestlifeonline.com)

The average Mauna Loa eruption is not typically prolonged, lasting a couple of weeks, said Ken Hon, the scientist-in-charge at the HVO. (kxan.com)

Mauna Loa erupted frequently during the 20th century, so we should expect the volcano to come back to life. (scienceblogs.com)
Lava flowing out of Mauna Loa after the volcano started an eruption just before midnight Sunday, Nov. 27 on Hawaii Island. (kxan.com)
To the native Hawaiians that first populated the island, the volcano became known as Mauna Loa, or Long Mountain-indicative of its gradual slopes that encompass some 19,000 cubic miles, making it the largest volcano in the world. (smithsonianmag.com)
(BIVN) - On March 14, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's webcam captured an image (above) of a double rainbow, which they say "seems to end in Moku'āweoweo, the caldera at the summit of Mauna Loa. (bigislandvideonews.com)
Mauna Loa is the Earth's largest volcano rising more than thirteen thousand feet above the Pacific Ocean. (avivadirectory.com)
Mauna Loa is an active volcano and scientists continually monitor it for signs of eruption. (avivadirectory.com)
The results revealed anticorrelated ground deformation behaviour of the main calderas of Mauna Loa and Kilauea, meaning that the opposite response is seen in the ground deformation of one volcano with respect to the other. (bvsalud.org)

For over 40 years, Mauna Loa has been committed to making perfectly roasted macadamia nuts on the big island of Hawai'i. (safeway.com)
KEAʻAU, Hawai'i, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mauna Loa® ( http://www.maunaloa.com ), the global leader of macadamia nut products for 75 years, is celebrating the successful launch of its Hawai'i-inspired, plant-based Macadamia Milk Ice Cream line - the first and only commercialized line of macadamia milk ice cream, which have claimed the top four new items in the Natural Channel, within plant-based ice creams. (prweb.com)

In areas where Loa loa is endemic, particularly West Africa, people are often also infected with Onchocerca , the roundworm behind river blindness. (broadinstitute.org)
The filarial pathogens L. loa and Mansonella perstans are endemic to the study region, which is in the equatorial rainforest, and malaria is hyperendemic in the region ( 1 , 4 ). (cdc.gov)
In this study, we attempted to characterize the epidemiology of L. loa infection during pregnancy in a highly L. loa- endemic region of Central Africa. (cdc.gov)
For long-term travelers to endemic regions who have not been previously exposed to Loa loa or Onchocerca volvulus , diethylcarbamazine, given once a week, can help prevent disease. (msdmanuals.com)

The Big Island of Hawaii is really a collection of five volcanoes poking out of the Pacific Ocean, including one of the world's most active - Kilauea - and the world's largest: Mauna Loa, making up about half the island's land mass. (forbes.com)
Elastic interaction between Mauna Loa and Kilauea evidenced by independent component analysis. (bvsalud.org)
The contrasting dynamics between Mauna Loa and Kilauea have been studied over the last 100 years from multiple viewpoints. (bvsalud.org)
We analysed DInSAR data and GPS measurements of ground deformation patterns associated with the activity of Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes . (bvsalud.org)
At the same time , Kilauea exhibits a more complex pattern, with an additional component, which appears not to be correlated with the dynamics of Mauna Loa . (bvsalud.org)
The most relevant finding is that the Mauna Loa shallow plumbing system can affect the shallowest magmatic reservoir of Kilauea, while the opposite scenario is unlikely. (bvsalud.org)

A map detailing potential lava flow speed from Mauna Loa. (forbes.com)

With our special dry roasting process, Mauna Loa delivers premium quality macadamia nuts known for their signature crunch and rich buttery flavor in every bite! (safeway.com)
The Sponsor is Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. You are not a winner unless Sponsor verifies your applicable entry, satisfaction of eligibility requirements, and/or prize claim, and you have fully complied with these Official Rules. (maunaloa.com)
Participant grants to Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. and its designees all rights, title and interest in and to each entry, including but not limited to, any intellectual property rights that may inhere in the entry. (maunaloa.com)
It's an incredible feeling for our team to have been able to introduce innovation to not only our historic brand, after 75 years of focusing primarily on our macadamia nut lines, but also to the category of plant-based ice cream that has been gaining momentum in recent years, throughout every retail channel," said Danielle Laubenstein , Director of Global Marketing for Mauna Loa. (prweb.com)
The success of the initial launch has prompted a high demand for Mauna Loa to innovate further within the category - taking the macadamia nut where it's never gone before - and adding additional variety and Hawaiian flavors to its lineup. (prweb.com)

The results indicate that the ground deformation of Mauna Loa is associated with a dike-shaped source located at 6.2 km depth. (bvsalud.org)

Fountains up to 65 feet (20 m) high erupt from fissures on the northeast flank of Mauna Loa early Sunday morning, July 6, 1975. (nps.gov)

If you choose to use a Transmitter to electronically file IRS Excise information and you want the Transmitter to receive your TS-997 and TS-151, submit Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization PDF with the LOA, naming the approved Transmitter you are using. (irs.gov)
This notice announces the decommisioning of the template for Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91 Letter of Authorization (LOA) B034. (faa.gov)

Loa loa is a member of the filarial nematode (roundworm) family, which also includes worms that cause river blindness ( Onchocerca volvulus ) and elephantiasis ( Wuchereria bancrofti ). (broadinstitute.org)
He explains that while Loa loa does less damage than a few of its filarial cousins, sometimes causing pain or swelling under the skin, it is still "horrifying" since the worm often goes unnoticed until it enters the eye. (broadinstitute.org)
In addition to its growing clinical importance due to serious reactions after ivermectin treatment, Loa loa is an interesting subject of study because it is unique among filarial nematodes. (broadinstitute.org)
Loa loa , the African eye worm, is a filarial pathogen of Central African rainforest regions. (cdc.gov)

The danger comes when people who are co-infected with both Onchocerca and Loa loa receive ivermectin treatment. (broadinstitute.org)
Desjardins and his colleagues hoped the sequence of Loa loa , along with those of Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus , would shed some light on the host-parasite relationship, in addition to giving scientists valuable data to help explain the dangerous post-ivermectin reactions. (broadinstitute.org)

The island of Hawaii has five volcanoes including Mauna Loa. (avivadirectory.com)
Traditional Hawaiians believed that a goddess of fire, Pele, lived in volcanoes such as Mauna Loa. (avivadirectory.com)

When you're treated for river blindness, if you also happen to have the Loa infection, it can be really dangerous," explains Desjardins, who led a recent study to sequence and analyze the genome of the African eye worm in collaboration with scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (broadinstitute.org)
The age-related increase in the prevalence of L. loa infection aligns with previously reported prevalence and contrasts with age-related prevalence of other parasitic infections ( 6 , 7 ). (cdc.gov)

Scientists speculate that killing vast numbers of microfilaria simply overloads the host system, but they need more information on Loa loa itself to fully understand what happens. (broadinstitute.org)
No pots of gold were observed-only patches of snow from recent winter storms," the scientists wrote as they posted the image to the HVO website, the first photo in the Mauna Loa section of the website to added since December 3, 2017. (bigislandvideonews.com)

The Mauna Loa team will select one winner at random on March 4, 2021 and contact the winner directly by email. (maunaloa.com)
Delivering "paradise in a pint" to consumers through its online shop and in the freezer aisles of stores such as Safeway/Albertsons, Sprouts and Whole Foods, since earlier this year, Mauna Loa is ending the year as the top-selling plant-based ice cream amongst new items, within the Natural Channel, for 2021. (prweb.com)

Cuantitativo, cuasiexperimental, tipo com 25 mulheres com câncer de mama submetidas à radioterapia em pre y posprueba, realizado con 25 mujeres con cáncer de mama sometidas um Centro de Oncologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, entre julho de 2019 a a radioterapia en un Centro de Oncología del Sur de Minas Gerais, entre março de 2020. (bvsalud.org)

The summit area and northeast rift zone of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, are shown in this Landsat Thematic Mapper image, which highlights pahoehoe lava flows in red and a'a flows in black. (usra.edu)
The U.S. Geological Survey has webcams that show the rift zones and summit of Mauna Loa. (kxan.com)

It is not known at this time if this sequence of earthquakes is directly related to the ongoing unrest on Mauna Loa. (ktar.com)

As the initial response to the latest innovation has been highly positive, Mauna Loa plans to release additional flavors in 2022, with the next being Molokaʻi Sea Salt & Caramel. (prweb.com)

Prior to the Loa loa study, the leading hypothesis was that Wolbachia offers metabolic support to the worms, providing some essential nutrient. (broadinstitute.org)
Anecdotal evidence suggests the potential of L. loa worms to invade the placenta ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)

The Mauna Loa eruption began just before midnight on Nov. 27. (aarp.org)
Fiery skies above Big Island after the eruption of Mauna Loa that took place just before midnight on Sunday, Nov. 27 in Hawaii. (kxan.com)
Mauna Loa started erupting on Sunday just before midnight on Hawaii Island. (kxan.com)
Just before midnight on July 5th, 1975, Mauna Loa ended its quarter-century period of quiesence. (nps.gov)

Officials with the USGS and HVO are warning that "based on past events, the early stages of a Mauna Loa eruption can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly. (kxan.com)
However, while the eruption is currently under control, officials warn that circumstances can change quite quickly at Mauna Loa. (bestlifeonline.com)

Covering half of the island of Hawaii , Mauna Loa rises approximately 2.5 miles above sea level, with its summit around 10.5 miles above its base on the sea floor, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). (bestlifeonline.com)
The Hawaiʻi Loa Lūʻau is an evening that combines the very best of the Island of Hawaii… an incredible Hawaiian buffet paired with finest Hawaiian music and hula - an evening that will be a memory that lasts forever. (hawaiifun.org)
Rent or buy Wyndham Mauna Loa Village by the Sea timeshare: This resort is located minutes from the beach on Big Island of Hawaii. (baytreesolutions.com)

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Based on past events, the early stages of Mauna Loa eruption can be very dynamic and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly," the Nov. 27 notice reads. (bestlifeonline.com)

This frame sequence has only the Mauna Loa Carbon Dioxide graph overlay. (nasa.gov)

If I've understood this correctly, Mauna Loa has been inflating for at least some 7+++ years. (scienceblogs.com)

The seasonal uptake and release of carbon dioxide would turn out to be just one of the stunning phenomena illustrated by the measurements at Mauna Loa. (smithsonianmag.com)

En présence d'une infestation active à S. equina , la plus forte réaction croisée a été observée entre les antigènes provenant des stades adultes et microfilarémiques et des sérums humains. (who.int)

CABI has pledged its commitment to work in partnership with the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) as part of a Letter of Agreement (LoA) to share its scientific expertise in solving problems in agriculture and the environment. (cabi.org)

About 60 years ago, David Keeling began to wind his way up the side of Mauna Loa. (smithsonianmag.com)
It's an incredible feeling for our team to have been able to introduce innovation to not only our historic brand, but also to the category of plant-based ice cream that has been gaining momentum in recent years," said Danielle Laubenstein, Director of Global Marketing for Mauna Loa. (prweb.com)

Yes, participation in the self-funded LOA plan may have a significant impact on the employee's income, benefits and personal taxation. (calgary.ca)

Held under the stars, the Hawaiʻi Loa Lūʻau brings together the very best of the island. (hawaiifun.org)

This notice transmits guidance that each Launch or Reentry Vehicle Operator and Site Operator LOA must be coordinated and reviewed by Mission Support Services, Service Center Operations Support Groups. (faa.gov)

This means that right now, there is more magma than there has been since the last eruption basically (unless Mauna Loa has started to deflate of course). (scienceblogs.com)
This means that currently Mauna Loa is not receiving any further supply, and it will not erupt unless supply resumes. (scienceblogs.com)
Read to find out what the eruption of Mauna Loa means for you. (bestlifeonline.com)
The volcano's name, Mauna Loa, actually means "long mountain. (avivadirectory.com)

But Keeling and Wexler maintained a professional relationship, allowing both Scripps and the federal government to have a hand in the measurement program being set up in Mauna Loa-a public and private partnership that would continue for decades. (smithsonianmag.com)

Mauna Loa is not erupting and there are no signs of an imminent eruption at this time. (ktar.com)

Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area near the 34 Mile Marker of DKI Highway provides an additional vantage point to observe Mauna Loa and is open 24 hours. (bigislandvideonews.com)

Other areas of working outlined as part of the LoA include a focus on the involvement of youth in agriculture as well as female empowerment set against the need to enhance biosecurity and phytosanitary standards across Africa amidst the challenges posed by climate change. (cabi.org)

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