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Lava on Paliuli

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The 20th birthday of the Pu`u O`o eruption has come and gone, with lots of excellent media coverage. Let's take a different tack and think about what...

Breakout near the coast

As we approach the end of 2002, we pause to look back at the year. What can we say about earthquakes in 2002?

Last month, some readers may have noticed a ship cruising back and forth off South Point and the South Kona districts of the Island of Hawai`i.

This is the season when the aroma of pine and fir greets KTA supermarket shoppers as they arrive to buy their fish and poi. Although more than 60,000...

Volcanoes have been in the news a lot lately: Etna (Italy), Reventador (Ecuador), Pago (New Britain, Papua New Guinea), Popocatepetl (Mexico)-even our...

Friday, November 29, marked the 27th anniversary of the second largest earthquake to occur in Hawai`i. The magnitude-7.2 earthquake originated beneath...

Many people remember that Mount St. Helens erupted with terrible ferocity on May 18, 1980, after a long dormant period. In fact, this is the date now...