Volcano Watch

The dramatic opening of the Overlook crater within Halema‘uma‘u Crater on March 19, 2008, heralded a new period of activity for long time Kīlauea...

One of the marvelous aspects of our modern, internet-connected world is the ability to share vast amounts of data at the speed of light across the...

Hawai’i’s mid-Pacific location makes it an excellent meeting ground for globally dispersed collaborators of all kinds.

Exploration of volcanoes within our solar system has been much like the exploration of Hawaiian volcanoes in the 19th century: sporadic.

Kīlauea made the news this past month with many changes, including an elevated lava lake level at the volcano's summit, which provided spectacular...

The recent high lava lake levels at Kīlauea Volcano have caught the attention of visitors and kama‘aina alike. But we shouldn't forget that unrest at...

Visitors watching the lava from outside Jaggar Museum during a south (kona) wind may feel their skin prickle with excitement…or is it volcanic ash...

Over the past week, lava has risen within the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook crater (active vent at the summit of Kīlauea) and overflowed onto the floor of the...

On April 30, 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the American Chemical Society will commemorate Earth's pre-eminent...

Lava erupting from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō since mid-March 2015 has spread slowly and irregularly across three areas located within about 7 km (4 mi) from the vent...

April 1, 2015, marked the 69th anniversary of the 1946 tsunami that devastated the Island of Hawai‘i, causing widespread damage and taking 159 lives.

To the casual observer, lava that recently flowed into the outskirts of Pāhoa might look a lot like the lava that grazed the village of Kalapana in...

With the recent downgrade of the Volcano Alert Level for Kīlauea's June 27th lava flow that has been threatening the Pāhoa area, it's interesting to...

Over the past few months, Mauna Loa, Hawai‘i Island's largest volcano, has shown subtle signs of stirring from its 31-year-long slumber (its most...

While Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has been making headlines with the June 27th lava flow and its hazards, Kīlauea's summit...

March 8 is International Women's Day. This year, it's also the day that Christina (Tina) Neal succeeds Jim Kauahikaua as Scientist-in-Charge of the...

If Jim Kauahikaua had his way, you would not be reading this Volcano Watch article. That's because he deeply dislikes being the center of attention...

If you were to drill a hole straight through Earth from Hawai‘i, you would eventually reach Botswana in Southern Africa. Not far from there—in the...

In the 10 years since Mike Poland joined the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff, he has accomplished a tremendous amount of research, mentored a...

Daily reports on the June 27th lava flow posted by Hawai‘i County Civil Defense and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) always include an...