Volcano Watch

For the past two weeks, numerous reports of increased seismic activity heralding a possible large eruption at Popocatepetl Volcano in Mexico have been...

It's been 60 years since Harold Stearns first recognized that Hawaiian island volcanoes evolve through stages we call shield, postshield, and...

Two months ago, we discussed early findings suggesting that Kīlauea had an explosive eruption far larger than we dared think. The study has progressed...

Last week we wrote about the large Kalapana earthquake of 1975. In the article we discussed the importance of repeated geodetic observations that...

Wednesday, November 29, 2000, will mark the 25th anniversary of the magnitude 7.2 Kalapana earthquake that struck the Puna and Ka'u districts of Hawai...

The Kalij Pheasant is an unparalleled success among game birds introduced in the 50th State. Because Hawai`i has no native upland game birds, people...

Anyone who has been close to an active flow or steam vent knows that the heat coming from one of these features is intense and, at times, overwhelming...

Kīlauea has been erupting for nearly 18 years, and there is no sign of it stopping anytime soon. But all previous Kīlauea eruptions ended, and there's...

To many of us, Hawaiian volcanoes loom sleepily overhead, occasionally stirring from their slumber and oozing lava flows down their flanks toward the...

Driving along the Queen Ka`ahumanu highway from Kailua-Kona to Waikoloa, one passes a vast expanse of well-exposed lava rock. These flows are from...