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As we watched tropical storm Flossie weaken and change course from the path that would have landed it directly on the Island of Hawai‘i, a collective...

When Mount St. Helens erupted explosively in 1980, most people were unaware that the U.S. ranks as one of the top countries in the world in the number...

If you’re inside a building (home or office) and the ground beneath it begins to shake, what should you do? Stand in a doorway? Run outside?

Observers of natural phenomena have long known that large earthquakes can trigger volcanic eruptions. For example, Charles Darwin reported that at...

Hawaiians have occupied the lower portion of the Hawaiian archipelago for at least 800 years. They experienced many more earthquakes and eruptions in...

The July 4 holiday is both a great time to spend with friends and family and also a time to reflect on our nation's origins.

Cartography, the art or science of making maps, is alive and well at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

Most people know that the Island of Hawai‘i has many earthquakes, including several every year that are strong enough to be felt. They are caused by...

Kīlauea's East Rift Zone eruption surpassed 30 years of activity in January 2013. But this month marks the 30th anniversary of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, which became...

On May 28-30, 2013, two Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists participated in a workshop on "Satellite-Data-Driven Detection, Tracking and...