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It has become somewhat of a New Year's habit, in a January Volcano Watch report prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory...

East Lae`apuki lava delta and Petunia skylight

As we enter the New Year with the eruption of Kīlauea Volcano still going strong after 23 years, it is important to remember the world's other...

East Lae`apuki and MLK vent area

Many eruptions are brief affairs. The volcano wakes up, erupts for a few days to a few months, then goes back to sleep. When the Pu`u `O`o eruption...

East Lae`apuki and Pu`u `O`o area

If you ever do spend Christmas on that South Pacific island, make sure Santa knows where to land his canoe of presents for you, as there are actually...

Growing lava delta and collapsing Pu`u `O`o

Last week, Earth Scientists from all over the world gathered for the annual American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco. Researchers...

Hawai`i Island residents and visitors eagerly awaiting the season's first snowfall were rewarded this past week. By Wednesday morning, a light dusting...