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This week marks the occasion of the 1,000th published Volcano Watch article. For nearly two decades, these articles, written predominantly by the...

Video showing timelapse sequence from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater.

"Is the volcano dead?" "When will it erupt again?"

Lava erupting steadily inside the crater of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō during the past three months is slowly approaching the lava high point of March 5, just before...

Looking west into Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater and the perched pond.

Photos of the active lava lake in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and its levee.

The sight of seven majestic voyaging canoes (vaka) in Hilo Bay last weekend was awe-inspiring. The vaka from Aotearoa (New Zealand), Tahiti, Cook...

A recent scientific paper has re-kindled a long-running debate over the presence, shape, and depth of mantle plumes (sometimes called hot spots) under...

HVO geologist and helicopter pilot repair a mobile Webcam. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater is once again perched above the surrounding crater floor.

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), we have realized that, while 1912 has long been recognized as the year...