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Volcano Watch — Did lava flow out of Mauna Loa’s southern caldera in 2022?
The recent 2022 Mauna Loa eruption began just before midnight, at 11:21 p.m. on November 27. The first caldera floor fissures were visible in webcams...
Volcano Watch — Pele’s hairs: a beautiful hazard on the Island of Hawaiʻi
Shiny and elusive, featherlight and golden-brown. If poets were to write about rocks, I’m sure they would sing their praises of Pele’s hairs. Don’t be...
Volcano Watch — On the road again: Chasing Mauna Loa’s gas plume
When Mauna Loa erupted in November 2022 for the first time in nearly forty years, one of the main concerns was the lava and where it would flow. But...
Volcano Watch — Did Hawaiian volcanoes get your attention recently? Keep up your volcano awareness next month
This January, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) will partner with the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Service...