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Volcano Watch — International team visits Hawaii to study volcanic impacts: local lessons, global applications

Volcano Watch — International team visits Hawaii to study volcanic impacts: local lessons, global applications

Hawai’i’s mid-Pacific location makes it an excellent meeting ground for globally dispersed collaborators of all kinds.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 4, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 4, 2015

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — Active lava lakes are found beyond Earth

Volcano Watch — Active lava lakes are found beyond Earth

Exploration of volcanoes within our solar system has been much like the exploration of Hawaiian volcanoes in the 19th century: sporadic.

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Volcano Watch — Recent activity highlights Kīlauea Volcano's restless nature

Volcano Watch — Recent activity highlights Kīlauea Volcano's restless nature

Kīlauea made the news this past month with many changes, including an elevated lava lake level at the volcano's summit, which provided spectacular...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 21, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 21, 2015

Pu‘u Kahauale‘a nearly gone; lava flow intersects old tube

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Lassen Peak Eruption 100th Anniversary - May, 2015

Lassen Peak Eruption 100th Anniversary - May, 2015

2015 marks the centennial of the May 22, 1915 explosive eruption of Lassen Peak.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 15, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 15, 2015

Kīlauea summit vent lava lake continues to drop

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Volcano Watch — Restless activity beneath Mauna Loa continues

Volcano Watch — Restless activity beneath Mauna Loa continues

The recent high lava lake levels at Kīlauea Volcano have caught the attention of visitors and kama‘aina alike. But we shouldn't forget that unrest at...

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Washington State Volcano Preparedness Month

Washington State Volcano Preparedness Month

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington state, providing residents an opportunity to become more familiar with volcanic risk in their...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 13, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 13, 2015

Webcam images capture lava veneer falling into summit lava lake

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 12, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 12, 2015

Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Crater drops with summit deflation

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake North of Nā‘ālehu

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake North of Nā‘ālehu

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.5 earthquakelocated in the Ka‘ū District of the Island of Hawai...

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