News

Ocean entry and coastal plain breakouts remain active.
 

The Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ) of Kīlauea is often overlooked as a source of eruptions, because the volcano's East Rift Zone is so much more active...

Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Overlook pit, recently emplaced flows on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's spillway, spatter cone on northwest side of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's crater floor...

Understanding how the chemical composition of magma changes before an eruption occurs is not an easy task. A sample of lava erupted at the surface...

A time-lapse summary of the past two years of activity in Halema‘uma‘u.

Satellite image shows active breakouts on flow field.

Spatter cone and small lava pond on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's crater floor.

Over the past three weeks, we've discussed some of the most scientifically important eruptions to have occurred in Hawai‘i since the 1912 founding of...

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater and the northern lava flow.

Multiple lava streams entering the ocean, and breakouts near the base of the pali.