Volcano Watch

With the recent downgrade of the Volcano Alert Level for Kīlauea's June 27th lava flow that has been threatening the Pāhoa area, it's interesting to...

Over the past few months, Mauna Loa, Hawai‘i Island's largest volcano, has shown subtle signs of stirring from its 31-year-long slumber (its most...

While Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has been making headlines with the June 27th lava flow and its hazards, Kīlauea's summit...

March 8 is International Women's Day. This year, it's also the day that Christina (Tina) Neal succeeds Jim Kauahikaua as Scientist-in-Charge of the...

If Jim Kauahikaua had his way, you would not be reading this Volcano Watch article. That's because he deeply dislikes being the center of attention...

If you were to drill a hole straight through Earth from Hawai‘i, you would eventually reach Botswana in Southern Africa. Not far from there—in the...

In the 10 years since Mike Poland joined the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff, he has accomplished a tremendous amount of research, mentored a...

Daily reports on the June 27th lava flow posted by Hawai‘i County Civil Defense and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) always include an...

Over the past several weeks, our Volcano Watch articles have highlighted the methods used by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists to...

This month, our Volcano Watch articles are focusing on how the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitors Kīlauea's June 27th lava flow. Last...