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Editor's note: Today's "Volcano Watch" includes the first half of a 11-year retrospective of the Kīlauea eruption up to October 1992. Next week, the...

The snow that fell this past week at the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes reminds us that it can get cold enough to snow, even here in the...

The staff and associates of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory extend a warm and cheerful holiday greeting to all of the...

The National Science Foundation recently supported a scientific drill hole to examine the long-term growth of a Hawaiian volcano. The objective...

The eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone is rapidly approaching another milestone as its 11th anniversary takes place on January 3. This column will...

The recent history of Kīlauea has been pieced together from geologic mapping and dating, Hawaiian oral histories, and written observations made...

All of the events that we experience at Kīlauea—eruptions at the summit and on the rift zones, intrusions of magma that don't reach the surface...

Ten years ago on November 16, residents of Hawai`i were awakened by an earthquake at 6:13 a.m. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.6 and was located...

The eruption from the episode 51 vents has continued without interruption since October 2. The flows crossed the Chain of Craters Road near Kamoamoa...

The nearly 11-year-long eruption on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues with little change. An active lava pond circulates from west to east inside the...