Volcano Watch

By the time Babe Ruth had played baseball with the Waiakea Pirates and planted a banyan tree in Hilo in late October, 1933, enough strong earthquakes...

What's white and wet and green all over? Hint: this is a household problem that Big Island residents on rainwater catchment share with the citizens of...

Now that the 2008 Halema`uma`u eruption has ended (or is in repose), the total volume of solid material (tephra) thrown out from the new vent can be...

As we begin the New Year with Kīlauea Volcano erupting at two vents simultaneously and still going strong after its 26th anniversary on January 3, a...

This past weekend, Kohala's famed Mauna Kea Beach Hotel celebrated a "soft reopening" following repairs and renovations in the aftermath of the...

The holiday season is once more upon us, with the solstice arriving at 2:04 a.m. Hawaiian Standard Time on Sunday, December 21, and Chanukah...

How do we measure vog? Hawai`i Island and the State are getting a good dose of it so far this December. Vog is a combination of pollutants measured by...

The current volcanic activity in Halema`uma`u Crater is now Kīlauea's longest summit eruption since 1924. On November 25, 2008, it exceeded the...

For those of us who live in East Hawai`i, having an active volcano in our back yard is a part of daily life.

For the past month, Kīlauea's summit eruption has been steadily chugging along.

Ground deformation is one of the primary ways that scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)—and other volcanologists all over the world...

Have you ever noticed the "bathtub ring" in Halema`uma`u? Look into the crater from Jaggar Overlook—or via HVO's Halema`uma`u Webcam—and you'll see a...

You probably know that Captain James Cook was the first European to encounter the Hawaiian Islands, which he named the "Sandwich Islands" after his...

When filling out felt earthquake reports, many people describe strange behavior by their pets just before an earthquake.

As the largest volcano in the world, Mauna Loa's bulk dominates Hawai`i Island. Understandably, it might be viewed as a solid, immovable mountain...

As candidates spar over the current economic crisis, how it happened, and how we might recover, one thing seems clear here in Hawai`i: Kīlauea is in...

This week, access to Turrialba Volcano National Park in Costa Rica, was temporarily closed because elevated gas emissions were blown into visitor...

Ever heard of Higaturu? How about Popendetta? You'll find the town of Popendetta on a map of Papua New Guinea, about 90 miles northeast of Port...

The Cascades Volcano Observatory, one of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's sister observatories, has worked in the past two weeks to install new...

"So, how far down is the lava?"