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Mauna Lo·a

(lō′ə)

An active volcano, 4,169 m (13,679 ft) high, on the island of Hawaii south of Mauna Kea.

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Mauna Loa

(ˈmaʊnɑː ˈləʊɑː)

(Placename) an active volcano in Hawaii, on S central Hawaii island. Height: 4171 m (13 684 ft)

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mau•na lo•a

(ˈmaʊ nə ˈloʊ ə, ˈmɔ nə)
n., pl. mauna lo•as.

a vine, Canavalia microcarpa, of the legume family, naturalized in Hawaii, having pink or lavender flowers used in leis.

[after Mauna Loa]

Mau′na Lo′a

(ˈloʊ ə)
n.

an active volcano on the island of Hawaii, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 13,680 ft. (4170 m).

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Mauna Loa - an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island

Hawaii Island, Hawaii - the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks

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It extended in between Mauna Koa and Mauna Loa, and it was there I learned to shoot goats and wild cattle.

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HONOLULU -- Federal officials raised the alert level Tuesday for the world's largest active volcano, Hawaii's Mauna Loa, which last erupted in 1984.

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Researchers at Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory measured the carbon dioxide in the air to be 415 parts per million.

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On "the Moon"An eleven-metre-wide space, built at 2,500 metres above sea level, shared by an international team on the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.

Slovak students will help the simulated mission to the Moon

Since 1958, the research observatory at Mauna Loa in Hawaii, has been continuously monitoring and collecting data on the chemical composition of the atmosphere.

Big rise in atmospheric CO2 expected in 2019

Professor Richard Betts of the Met Office Hadley Centre said: "Since 1958, monitoring at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii has registered around a 30% increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Global carbon dioxide levels will rise even faster in 2019, Met Office predicts; This year could see one of the largest rises in the 62 years of measuring

The coldest places on the Hawaiian island chain are not on the very summits of its tallest volcanoes, Mauna Kea (19.82[degrees]N; 4,207 m) and Mauna Loa (19.48[degrees]N; 4,169 m), but within craters and caves with perennial ice.

THE COLDEST PLACES IN HAWAII: The Ice-Preserving Microclimates of High-Altitude Craters and Caves on Tropical Island Volcanoes: Permafrost and perennial cave ice are preserved in Hawaii as a result of microclimates

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. voluntarily recalled all items produced from its facility in Keaau, Hawaii, over a potential E.

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Recalled

Since the 1950s, all these emission data have been collected in Mauna Loa, Hawaii.

Heat cheats: Well-meaning promises and actions don't always have the best outcomes. Marco Magrini finds that paradoxes abound despite the best intentions

From the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, 20 miles away, cameras photographed an anvil-shaped plume billowing on the horizon.

Explosive eruption at Hawaii volcano's summit

Wallace was previously the executive vice president at Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut and formerly served as president of Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut until 2001.