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It seems that something new and different is always cooking at Kīlauea.

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...

Comparative views of the 1949 cinder-and-spatter and 1940 vent cones.

Photos of the summit caldera of Mauna Loa.

A few weeks ago, each of the local newspapers carried a story about a study, released in the journal Science, predicting that the next Mauna Loa...

A new geologic map of the State of Hawai`i became publicly available this week. The publication is free online as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File...

The U.S. Geological Survey recently made available the digital geologic map for the Island of Hawai`i. Compiled by Frank Trusdell of the Hawaiian...

Looking towards Mauna Kea volcano from the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.

Kīlauea's ongoing east rift zone eruption continues, and lava enthusiasts are being treated with renewed opportunity to view the flows, subject to the...

Snow adorns the upper 1.5 km (5,000 ft) of Mauna Loa Volcano.