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The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is excited to welcome geophysicist Brian Shiro to its team!

Breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, a small lobe advancing through forest

In previous Volcano Watch articles, we addressed the origin of the Nīnole Hills on the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa. These hills are a prominent...

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.6 earthquakelocated beneath the Island of Hawai‘i on Sunday...

The first few months of 2016 have brought a range of wind and weather conditions to the Island of Hawai‘i.

Most models of geyser eruptions start with a simple assumption: eruptions occur as liquid water boils to steam. While that is largely true, if the...

The ongoing eruption at Kīlauea Volcano's summit began on March 19, 2008. Since that time, Island of Hawai‘i residents have had to cope with the...

Breakouts persist northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; small lava flows in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Don Swanson was recently named as the recipient of two prestigious awards.

Lava covers part of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater floor