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When lava flows from an erupting vent or from an active lava tube, scientists face the challenge of determining, or forecasting, which areas are...

Lava is not fire. People sometimes talk about lava as fire, as in "fire fountain," "curtain of fire," and "river of fire." Most realize that these and...

Volcanic activity often results in various forms of ground motion. The scale of this motion, or deformation, to use the scientific term, ranges from...

In 1912, when Thomas Jaggar dug a cellar to house a seismograph on the north rim of Kilauea's caldera, there was only one other volcano observatory on...

Pāhoehoe flow at base of Pūlama pali, Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i.

On May 19, 1916, at 7:15 a.m., Mauna Loa began to erupt at about the 3,355 m (11,000 ft) elevation on the southwest rift zone. A mushroom-shaped cloud...

One of the basic objectives for seismographic networks is monitoring and maintaining records of earthquakes and other seismic sources. At the Hawaiian...

Pu`ukapukapu sits atop the most imposing cliff along the south coast of Kilauea, towering over the back-country camp site of Halape and dropping 320 m...

Lava has been a frequent visitor at Pu`u `O`o cone these past few weeks. It has flooded the crater floor and erupted from vents around the cone...

Scenes around Pu`u `O`o and Puka Nui