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Volcano Watch — HVO looks to the past to better understand future Mauna Loa eruptions

Volcano Watch — HVO looks to the past to better understand future Mauna Loa eruptions

Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, has erupted, on average, every 5–6 years during the past 3,000 years.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 1, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 1, 2020

No significant changes in the summit water pond

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How a thermophilic bacterium from a Yellowstone hot spring is helping the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

How a thermophilic bacterium from a Yellowstone hot spring is helping the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

We can look back to research describing microbes in Yellowstone hot springs to see how fundamental explorative scientific research is an amazing...

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Volcano Watch — Water, ash, and the great unknown of explosive volcanic eruptions

Volcano Watch — Water, ash, and the great unknown of explosive volcanic eruptions

The presence of water in Halema‘uma‘u has sparked an important discussion about what the pond means for future eruptions at Kīlauea Volcano. There are...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 26, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 26, 2020

Timelapse of water rising in Halema‘uma‘u

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 25, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 25, 2020

HVO scientists conduct field checks of LiDAR survey

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Geysers—what exactly are they made of?

Geysers—what exactly are they made of?

Today, we shed light on what makes up geyser cones.

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Volcano Watch — HVO's geological sample collections are an important resource

Volcano Watch — HVO's geological sample collections are an important resource

In the past, HVO would occasionally post images of people collecting lava samples on our website. These photos usually featured a person (with little...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 19, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - March 19, 2020

Continued slow rise of water in Halema‘uma‘u

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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - March 18, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - March 18, 2020

 

Snow at Mauna Loa summit

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Gassy precursors for geyser eruptions?

Gassy precursors for geyser eruptions?

Our search for eruption precursors focused on gas emissions at Steamboat Geyser. We made repeated measurements over time to look for sudden changes in...

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Volcano Watch — Old bombs found on Mauna Loa: The rest of the story (Part 2)

Volcano Watch — Old bombs found on Mauna Loa: The rest of the story (Part 2)

Last week's Volcano Watch provided details of events leading up to the dropping of bombs on a Mauna Loa lava flow on December 27, 1935. Here's the...

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