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If you’ve been following the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea, you may have seen the terms "gas piston" or "gas pistoning" show up in some of the USGS...

Episode 27 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu began at 9:05 a.m. on June 29 and ended 11 hours later, at 7:54 p.m. HST. 

A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter monitoring overflight of the summit of Kīlauea on June 27 provided aerial overview of the eruption site...

The F1cam, KWcam, and continuous laser rangefinder went offline on March 26 of this year, as tephra fallout from lava fountaining during episode 15 of...

The spectacular series of Kīlauea eruption episodes over the past six months has been remarkably safe for public viewing, but a simple change in the...

Episode 26 of the Kīlauea summit eruption was active for 9 hours on June 20.  High fountains during episode 26 reached approximately 380 meters (1246...

As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth Gale. With an...

HVO staff are conducting the annual Mauna Loa GPS campaign and the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently...

There is much to appreciate about the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption as it approaches its 6-month anniversary on June 23. The stunning episodic lava...

The ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption that began on December 23, 2024, is currently paused following the high fountaining of episode 25 for 8 hours on...