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Hawaiian volcanoes provide scientists a natural laboratory to study events that precede an eruption. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, in cooperation...

As volcano watchers in Hawaii, we are often rewarded with spectacular images of eruptions taking place in our own back yard.

Hot time on the flow field that night

Kīlauea made the headlines once again last week with the threat of a summit eruption and a brief surge in activity that sent lava flows coursing down...

Aerial observations this morning show that no subdivision or road is threatened by the new lava flows.

The summit of Kīlauea began to inflate rapidly at about 6:20 p.m. yesterday evening. By 8:30 p.m., more than 8 microradians of tilt had been recorded...

Okay, all you Big Island residents, where is the Hilo Ridge? It stands nearly 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above its surroundings, is more than 50 km (30 mi)...

Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō-Kupaianaha eruption on the east rift zone of Kīlauea Volcano. This is the longest lived rift...

Pu`u `O`o celebrates its 15-year annniversary on January 3, 1988

Last week at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, a special informational session was held to discuss the recent increased...