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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 6, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 6, 2017

Coastal breakouts put on a show

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Volcano Watch — Modeling Kīlauea Volcano a Century Ago

Volcano Watch — Modeling Kīlauea Volcano a Century Ago

In today's age of aerial photography, satellites, and drones, bird's-eye views of geologic features are taken for granted. A century ago, such...

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Volcano Watch — Legacy of the Mount St. Helens 1980 eruption still defies perfect solution

Volcano Watch — Legacy of the Mount St. Helens 1980 eruption still defies perfect solution

Thirty-seven years after the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, scientists, engineers, land managers, and Federal, State, and...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 26, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 26, 2017

Clear views at the ocean entry

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Volcano Watch — Thermal maps help with the pāhoehoe challenge

Volcano Watch — Thermal maps help with the pāhoehoe challenge

This mosaic of thermal images is basically a thermal map of the lava flow surface, and reveals the exact location of all the active surface breakouts.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 21, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 21, 2017

Good views of Halema‘uma‘u's lava lake

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 20, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 20, 2017

Deformation of the lava delta continues

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 19, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 19, 2017

Activity continues at the growing lava delta

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Volcano Watch — Mauna Loa update: unrest continues, but the outcome is uncertain

Volcano Watch — Mauna Loa update: unrest continues, but the outcome is uncertain

What's up with Mauna Loa, and is any change in sight?

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 13, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 13, 2017

Continued spattering in the summit lava lake

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 8, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 8, 2017

Collapses common during significant drops in summit lava lake

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Volcano Watch — When you need information about Hawaiian volcanoes, turn to the USGS

Volcano Watch — When you need information about Hawaiian volcanoes, turn to the USGS

For information about Hawaiian volcanoes, a good place to start is the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Between its websites and publications, abundant...

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