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If you follow Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing East Rift Zone eruption, you are likely aware that when lava enters the ocean, it often forms new land. But...

Changes at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and views of the 61g flow

Typical lava lake activity at Kīlauea Volcano's summit

Weak flows on Kamokuna delta

Route 200, the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, crosses Humu‘ula Saddle, which separates Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, the two largest volcanoes on the Island of...

Views of Kīlauea caldera

Ocean entry inactive; breakouts continue on delta and coastal plain

Scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory routinely collect lava samples from Kīlauea and use the chemistry of these samples to infer the...

What exactly do volcano threat rankings mean?

Activity at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and on the 61g flow