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Volcanic sand dunes?-don't worry, these aren't the next disaster waiting to happen. They're merely another neat feature of volcanic landscapes...

Summer in Hawaiʻi - a season for school vacations, shave ice, and Japanese bon dances. Trade winds blow most of the time, which is good news for east...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Emergency Management Office (EMO) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...

Each of us has our own mental image of a volcano. For some, it may be a lofty, snow-capped peak like Mt. Rainier. For others, the horizon-dominating...

Lava flows spilling into the sea on the south coast of Kīlauea Volcano for the past several months have added nearly 30 acres of new land to Hawai`i...

The Hawaiʻian word "kipuka" refers to a variation or a change in form. Forest kipuka are formed when a continuous forested habitat on the slope of an...

The HVO staff mourn the loss of one of our extended family. Dr. Robert (Bob) Decker, Scientist-in-Charge from 1979-1984, died at home in Mariposa...

When your professional gene pool is sufficiently small, as it tends to be in volcanology, you sometimes go a great distance to explore different ideas...

People tend to remember the dates of important events in their lives. In addition to anniversaries and birth dates, volcanologists remember the dates...

Nothing is more beautiful than Kīlauea caldera on a clear, crisp day. Steam escapes from a few spots inside and outside, and koa`e kea birds ride the...