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Volcano Watch — Volcanic gases provide clues to how volcanoes work

Volcano Watch — Volcanic gases provide clues to how volcanoes work

In a double handful of molten magma (weighing about a pound), there is less than a tenth of an ounce, by weight, of dissolved gas—roughly the same...

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Volcano Watch — Growth of Lō‘ihi Seamount

Volcano Watch — Growth of Lō‘ihi Seamount

Floating hydrophones and sonobuoys recorded the crackling and grinding noises that are often indicative of an ongoing submarine eruption, but the...

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Volcano Watch — Submersible studies of Lo`ihi Seamount

Volcano Watch — Submersible studies of Lo`ihi Seamount

In response to the intense off-shore earthquake swarm that began on July 16, scientists at the University of Hawaii (UH) received funding for a...

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Volcano Watch — A massive earthquake swarm at Lo`ihi Seamount

Volcano Watch — A massive earthquake swarm at Lo`ihi Seamount

It was only 42 years ago that Lo`ihi and four other seamounts were discovered during a bathymetric survey of the area south and southeast of the Big...

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Volcano Watch — Measuring the mountains: Ground deformation of Hawaii's volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Measuring the mountains: Ground deformation of Hawaii's volcanoes

The ground's surface around the active Hawaiian volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa is constantly changing. Lava flows laminate their sides during active...

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Volcano Watch — Steaming vents at Kīlauea: Stay on the trails!

Volcano Watch — Steaming vents at Kīlauea: Stay on the trails!

On Wednesday, July 17, a 10-year-old boy slipped into a large crack in the Sulphur Banks - Steaming Flats area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park...

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea eruption status: the lava keeps on flowing

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea eruption status: the lava keeps on flowing

The 13-year-old eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone has continued unabated since the pause from May 30 to June 4. Over a period of 18 hours on May...

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Volcano Watch — Lava still flowing and isle keeps growing...

Volcano Watch — Lava still flowing and isle keeps growing...

The long-standing eruption of Kīlauea Volcano continues unabated this week as lava tubes spill 14 million cubic feet of lava per day into the ocean at...

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Volcano Watch — Deep earthquakes

Volcano Watch — Deep earthquakes

Each year, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory records thousands of earthquakes with its island-wide network of seismographs. Often, many of these...

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Volcano Watch — Lava breakouts reach the sea

Volcano Watch — Lava breakouts reach the sea

The eruption along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone continues after a pause from May 30 to June 4. Over a period of 18 hours on May 29-30, lava gradually...

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Volcano Watch — Research in the Austral Islands

Volcano Watch — Research in the Austral Islands

When Polynesian voyagers reached Hawaii, they found volcanic islands much like their homeland in the South Pacific. Geologically speaking, the...

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Volcano Watch — Vog: A volcanic hazard

Volcano Watch — Vog: A volcanic hazard

Sometimes great things happen when you get the right people together! Recently, the U.S. Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program sponsored a...

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