Volcano Watch

It wasn't too long ago that tour buses shuttled hundreds of visitors a day to the Halema‘uma‘u parking lot.

March 5, 2013, marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Kamoamoa fissure eruption on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone. This small, but...

The Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ) of Kīlauea is often overlooked as a source of eruptions, because the volcano's East Rift Zone is so much more active...

Understanding how the chemical composition of magma changes before an eruption occurs is not an easy task. A sample of lava erupted at the surface...

A tradition each year on Valentine's Day is the exchange of gifts.

Most successful organizations are supported by a cadre of dedicated and skilled staff who work largely "behind the scenes" to maintain the field...

Over the past three weeks, we've discussed some of the most scientifically important eruptions to have occurred in Hawai‘i since the 1912 founding of...

This week, we continue our series of articles describing the most scientifically important volcanic eruptions in Hawai‘i in recent times. Today's...

In recognition of Volcano Awareness Month (January 2013), this column explores some of the most scientifically important eruptions to have occurred in...

Welcome to the 4th annual Volcano Awareness month!

January 3, 2013, marks the 30th anniversary of Kīlauea's ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption. Simplifying the past three decades into a single short article...

To the scientists who monitor the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, the scene in this photo seems familiar. A rising lava lake forms a symmetrical, perched lava pond...

'Tis the season for holiday travel, & in this week's Volcano Watch, we will visit El Chichón Volcano, in Chiapas, Mexico. While there are some notable...

It is natural for most people, including scientists, to think that the aim of a volcano observatory is to observe and measure ongoing activity...

After years of fund-raising, Thomas Jaggar, Jr., finally got the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) up and running at Kīlauea Volcano in January 1912...

Although Kīlauea's eruptive activity has been relatively uneventful the past 11 months, the consensus at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is...

As we enter the 2012 holiday season, Kīlauea Volcano's continuing eruptions in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit and at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on the middle east rift...

Considering the recent activity in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, just how reliable is its lava-lake level for judging the potential of an upcoming eruptive...

The last month was busy at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, with scientists keeping a keen eye on monitoring data and preparing for a possible change...

Last week we discussed the change in seismicity that has occurred at Kīlauea.