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Lava flows from Mauna Loa volcano, on the Island of HAWAII, constitute a significant hazard to people and property. This report addresses those lava...

Using detailed geologic mapping and modeling of how a fluid (in this case, lava) responds to surface topography, USGS-HVO constructed nine maps...

Lava breakouts continue on the coastal plain and on the delta

The U.S. Geological Survey has produced a documentary, "Kīlauea Summit Eruption–Lava Returns to Halema‘uma‘u," to tell the story of the eruption, and...

Pāhoehoe breakouts on the coastal plain

As the summer months began to wind down this year, Nature's fury began to wind up and grab much of the news cycle.

Breakouts remain active on flow field, changes to ocean entry lava delta

Kamokuna Lavafalls Oct 3-5

Breakouts remain active on the coastal plain and pali

Coastal breakouts put on a show