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Breakout and spatter cone

In 2003, the seismic data analysts at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) examined and archived 10,591 earthquakes on the...

Incandescence at Pu`u `O`o on a Sunday morning

Outside of Pu`u `O`o

Last week, the judging phase of the Hawai`i District Science Fair was completed and the awards given to deserving young scientists. The staff at the...

Any institution, whether commercial, academic, or governmental, requires novel ideas to thrive. Fresh ideas come from training, sudden insights (the...

As reported in the previous Volcano Watch, a new vent opened on the south flank of Pu`u `O`o two weeks ago, on Sunday, January 18. The behavior of the...

Various goings on at Pu`u `O`o.

If Pu`u `O`o were human, it would make a great baseball pitcher. It throws blazing fastballs, slow change-ups, and sharp curveballs that leave the...

New vent at southeast base of Pu`u `O`o.