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With great sorrow and shock, the world is bearing witness to the horrendous effects of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean...

Several recent Volcano Watch articles have discussed the difficult nature of making specific eruption predictions about Mauna Loa, the largest volcano...

Recently, an important volcanological meeting of minds took place in Pucon, Chile. It was the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry...

In early December every year, thousands of earth scientists gather in San Francisco to present and discuss their latest findings. This meeting is...

As winter solstice draws near, the seasonal tradition of illuminating this darkest time of year becomes more obvious. Already many homes, shops, and...

What's in a name? In geology, plenty. Some of the biggest controversies erupt over terminology. For example, HVO scientists like to argue over terms...

While breakouts in the coastal area below Pu`u `O`o, attract renewed attention from scientists and visitors alike, seismologists at the U.S...

Scientists have all sorts of ways to remotely monitor volcanoes. Here at Hawaiʻian Volcano Observatory, for example, we use seismometers, GPS...

Lava erupting from the Pu`u `O`o vent is again spilling into the sea and adding new land along Kīlauea's shoreline to the delight of red-rock junkies...

Thomas Jaggar, the first director of the Hawaiʻian Volcano Observatory, from 1912-1940, probably never imagined that the gas compositions he measured...