The alert level for Mauna Loa is currently “normal”; we expect to see additional changes such as increased seismicity or gas emissions before any future eruption. Even during quiet times, keeping a ...

It measures 310,000 square kilometres (119,000 square miles) and its ‘roots’ extend around 30 kilometres (18 miles) into the Earth’s crust. (For comparison, the US state of Washington is 184,661 ...

Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time ...

Volunteers agreed to help remove tephra from the roofs, gutters, and water catchment systems of more than 60 homes, which is the number Civil Defense identified as needing immediate assistance.

Visual observations have been a backbone of volcano research more than 2,000 years and remain fundamental to understanding ...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists use tiny features within crystals in erupted lava to answer big questions about the underlying plumbing system at Kilauea. Volcanic gases can give us ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Snow in Hawaii? Yes... you read that correctly! It actually happens a few times a year, not at the tropical beaches, but over 10,000 feet in elevation at the summits of Mauna Loa and ...

The tallest peaks of Hawaii Island were covered in snow Monday, leading to the closure of the summit road at Maunakea. By Tuesday afternoon, crews with the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Center for ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK — When Scott and Pamela Rippel found out scientists were predicting a fountain of lava would erupt in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Jan. 24, they extended their ...

Aerial image of the lava channel issuing from fissure 3 of Mauna Loa. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey / Public Domain On the Big Island of Hawaii, two neighboring volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, ...

On the Big Island of Hawaii, two neighboring volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, are telling geologists a story of hidden complexity. Though they rise side by side and draw energy from the same deep ...

VOLCANOS NATIONAL PARK (HawaiiNewsNow) - A small earthquake that rattled Hawaii Island overnight hasn’t had any impact on the ongoing eruption at the Kilauea Summit. The earthquake took place on ...