Janet Babb

{{Short description|Geologist; Hawaii expert}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Janet Babb

| image = Janet Babb (cropped).jpg

| caption = Babb pictured in 2005

| workplaces = Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

}}

Janet L. Babb is a geologist from the U.S. Geological Survey who is best known for her work at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2020 |title=VOLCANO WATCH: Aloha To USGS HVO's Janet Babb |url=https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2020/04/11/volcano-watch-aloha-to-usgs-hvos-janet-babb/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Big Island Video News |agency=BIVN}}{{Cite web |last=Loomis |first=Ilima |date=April 12, 2019 |title=Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Searches for a New Home |url=http://eos.org/articles/hawaiian-volcano-observatory-searches-for-a-new-home |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Eos |language=en-US}} Babb is frequently quoted in the news media as an authority source on Hawaiian volcanology.Multiple sources:

• {{Cite news |last=Mattoch |first=Malia |date=November 28, 2012 |title=Lava flows to the ocean in Hawaii, creating rare natural show |language=en |work=Reuters |agency=Reuters |location=Honolulu |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-volcano-hawaii-idUSL1E8MS05720121128 |access-date=June 1, 2023}}
• {{Cite web |date=November 28, 2012 |title=Lava flows to the ocean in Hawaii |url=https://bnn-news.com/lava-flows-ocean-hawaii-82276 |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Baltic News Network |language=en-US}}
• {{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Caleb |date=May 2, 2018 |title=Activity on Hawaii volcano could indicate new eruption |url=https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/activity-on-hawaii-volcano-could-indicate-new-eruption |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=WCIV |place=Honolulu |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}
• {{Cite web |last=Scheuring |first=Ian |date=June 9, 2018 |title=Janet Babb: 'All of us at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take it personally' |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38385213/janet-babb-all-of-us-at-the-hawaiian-volcano-observatory-take-it-personally |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Hawaii News Now |place=Hawaiian Volcano Observatory |language=en |agency=HawaiiNewsNow}}
• {{Cite web |last=Ellen NB |date=July 20, 2018 |title=July 19: USGS Media Conference Call |url=https://volcano.istad.org/2018/07/20/july-19-usgs-media-conference-call/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Hawaii Volcano Scrapbook |language=en-US}}
• {{Cite web |date=November 4, 2018 |title=Displaced USGS scientists continue to monitor Kilauea volcano |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/11/03/hawaii-news/displaced-usgs-scientists-continue-to-monitor-kilauea-volcano/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |place=Hilo |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}
• {{Cite web |date=July 2, 2019 |title=Alert level increased at world's largest volcano in Hawaii |url=https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/alert-level-increased-at-worlds-largest-volcano-in-hawaii |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=KEYE |place=Honolulu |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}
• {{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Allen |date=August 6, 2019 |title=Water was found for the first time in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, and it could trigger explosive eruptions |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano-water-scn-trnd/index.html |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en |agency=CNN}}
• {{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Jordan |date=August 12, 2019 |title=Water found in Hawaiian volcano could lead to eruptions |url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/water-found-in-hawaiian-volcano-could-lead-to-eruptions/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=People's World |language=en-US}} She was a member of the Hawaii Center for Volcanology during its operation.{{Cite web |title=HCV Membership |url=http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/hcv_members.html.old |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Hawaii Center for Volcanology}} She retired in 2020 and is now an emeritus.{{Cite web |last=Hawaiian Volcano Observatory |author-link=Hawaiian Volcano Observatory |date=April 9, 2020 |title=Volcano Watch — Aloha and Happy Retirement to Janet Babb |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/volcano-watch-aloha-and-happy-retirement-janet-babb |website=U.S. Geological Survey}}{{Cite web |title=About the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory |url=https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/about-hawaiian-volcano-observatory |website=U.S. Geological Survey}} She hosted an event at the Hawaii State Public Library System location at Honokaa in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Volcano Scientists: Who They Are and What They Do |url=https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/volcano-scientists-who-they-are-and-what-they-do/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Hawaii State Public Library System |language=en}}