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Two geologists who used to work at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory were back in the state last week viewing Hawai`i's volcanoes from a different...

In recent months we have discussed hazards from lava flows in the Hilo and Puna areas. Today we focus on the Ka`u District.
 

Someone once said, "Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get." The weather of the last week or so has brought a sigh of relief to many east...

Bench collapse, temporary draining of lava tube are prominent events of the past three weeks

A gentle, effusive style of activity has characterized the ongoing eruption of Kīlauea for well over a decade now. But remember the explosive episodes...

Japan—only 63 million years away! Advertising like that would put a shipping company out of business, but the Plate Tectonic Express has no...

Scientific concepts are often thought to result from thinking about hard facts. Speculation is sometimes considered out of bounds for scientists.

In the aftermath of a surge. Surge of magma from Kilauea's summit downrift to Pu`u `O`o on January 14; Kilauea Volcano's east rift zone only now...

Hawaiian volcanoes provide scientists a natural laboratory to study events that precede an eruption. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, in cooperation...

As volcano watchers in Hawaii, we are often rewarded with spectacular images of eruptions taking place in our own back yard.