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A new fissure opened and began erupting on the east flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i — Hawai‘i Island fourth grade students are invited to participate in a poster contest celebrating 100 years of volcano...

A deflation–inflation (DI) event, which began yesterday afternoon, led to a marked decrease in eruptive activity at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō overnight. Two vertical...

Perched lava ponds have developed outside of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

Jack Sparrow, the central figure of the popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie tetrology, is an intriguing and charismatic character. Real-life...

Awesome views of the active lava lakes in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

The active lava within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater showing the two perched lava ponds.

Seismologists are often asked the question, "Can large earthquakes trigger volcanic eruptions?" The short answer is yes, earthquakes and volcanic...

In 1911, Frank A. Perret continuously observed the lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u Crater from his temporary residence, a scientific station on the...

The new lava lake in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has buried much of the floor of August 3.