The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, on Hawaiiâs Big Island, has been monitoring volcanoes since 1912ânearly four decades before Hawaii became a state. Today itâs considered one of the worldâs leading observatories. Yet thereâs little coordination between even the best observatories in the United States.
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1 In 1991, Asterix and Obelix appeared on the cover of Time for a special edition about France, art directed by Mirko Ilic. 2  In a 2009 issue of the same magazine, Asterix is described as being seen by some as a symbol for France's independence and defiance of globalisation.he ix ending of both names (as well as all the other pseudo-Gaulish ix names in the series) alludes to the rix suffix (meaning king) present in the names of many real Gaulish chieftains such as Vercingetorix, Orgetorix, and Dumnorix.