Volcano Watch

The eruption at the episode 51 vents on the west flank of Pu`u `O`o continued without interruption again this week. The eruption is little changed...

The eruption at the episode 51 vents on the west flank of Pu`u `O`o continued without interruption this week. A lava pond has formed just west of the...

Last week we noted that, based on the activity in the pond inside Pu`u `O`o cone, the lull in activity at the episode 51 vent was probably just...

The eruption at the episode 51 vent slowed dramatically on Thursday at about 2:00 p.m. and by Friday morning there was no eruptive activity at the...

With the wisdom of hindsight, we have concluded that the continuing episodic eruptive activity from the vent on the west flank of the Pu`u `O`o cone...

Episode 51 of the nine-year long eruption along Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone stopped by 4:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon. As we forecast last Sunday...

The nine-year long eruption along the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano took two dramatic turns this past week, but ended up nearly where it started. ...

Episode 50 began about 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 from a small fissure just southwest of the Pu`u `O`o cone. By the 19th, only about 100 feet of the...

Since at least April 1991, the volume of lava erupted from the Kupaianaha vent has steadily declined. Since late November, the remaining lava flows...

The internal workings of Mauna Loa Volcano will be probed from space starting this week by a satellite system designed to track military vehicles...