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Looking towards Mauna Kea volcano from the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.

Lava pond spattering and overflow at the MLK vent.

East Pond and MLK Vents to Kamoamoa

News stories have appeared widely in the past week spotlighting the "most dangerous" volcanoes in the United States, including a few in our backyard.

Spatter cone collapse at the MLK vent.

Last week, several HVO scientists were accompanied to Pu`u `O`o by a film crew producing a NOVA program for PBS. The producer was interested in the...

East Lae`apuki and lava tube

From lava ponds to shatter rings

We welcome to our staff at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiʻian Volcano Observatory our newest volcano watcher, Dr. Michael Poland.

Thinking about sampling