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During the past year, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), like other federal agencies, dealt with the challenges of budget cuts...

Landsat 8 satellite image of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō flow field.

Pele's hair at Halema‘uma‘u.

Kahauale‘a 2 flow still active in forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

Last week we showed that Kīlauea has explosive eruptions that can carry volcanic ash (less than 2 mm or 0.08 in across) and small lapilli (2–64 mm or...

In past Volcano Watches, we've emphasized a radically new way to view Kīlauea—as an explosive volcano. Though not explosive now, it was dominantly...

Kahauale‘a 2 flow still active in forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

At the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), we focus on keeping up with the flow of data coming into our systems and...

Kahauale‘a 2 flow and Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

We are currently sandwiched between the Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays as the inexorable march of time brings the winter festivals ever closer...