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Lava flows on the pali and coastal plain, and a lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

Erupting volcanoes are obviously noisy places, but there are sounds that we do not hear as well. Infrasound is an acoustic wave with a frequency that...

In the past half-million years, Mauna Kea has supported an ice cap at least four times. These glaciations occur when the climate is cold and wet, when...

Image of ongoing lava flow activity.

New breakouts on pali and coastal plain.

Residents of Hawai‘i are no strangers to earthquakes. Those of us on the Big Island, especially, are used to feeling several earthquakes every year...

As the Memorial Day weekend arrives, many Hawai‘i residents will head for the beach. Others might use the long break to visit family and friends or go...

Coastal plain flows still slowly advancing towards ocean; lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

The enormous explosive eruption of Novarupta, a new volcano on the Alaska Peninsula, in 1912 is exceptional for many reasons. It created the famous...

Spattering at Halema‘uma‘u lava lake.