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Activity at flow front appears to stall but surface flows remain active behind flow front

The topic of Yellowstone supereruptions (ones producing greater than one thousand cubic kilometers of volcanic debris) generates much interest, but...

As we work to increase monitoring capabilities on our restless neighbor Mauna Loa Volcano, our colleagues at the The threat posed by ash injected into...

Lava resurfaces along crack, continues advancing through thick forest

June 27th lava flow continues advancing northeast, with a portion entering a deep crack

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquakelocated southwest of the Island of Moloka‘i on...

ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I, Hawaii—The June 27th lava flow, named for the date it began erupting, continues to advance to the northeast of its vent on the...

Before Tropical Storm Iselle's landfall on August 7, conventional wisdom among many residents was that the Island of Hawai‘i is immune to hurricanes...

ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I, Hawaii— As of Wednesday afternoon, August 13, all power issues were resolved and the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano...

June 27 lava flow remains active in forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō