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The ash deposits on the southeastern part of the Island of Hawai‘i have fortuitously presented an agricultural opportunity in an otherwise rocky and...

Kīlauea Volcano’s summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater began in March 2008. 

On December 31, 2016, almost the entire 23 acre lava delta and 4 acres of the older sea cliff slid into the ocean piece by piece over the course of...

This is the story of how a new concept—slowly pulsing magma supply to Kīlauea—emerged from observations of the Overlook lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u.

In early December 2016, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA visited Kīlauea Volcano to experiment with a portable, ground-based camera...

A simulated Mars landing mission unfolded on Kīlauea Volcano for two weeks in September 2016.

From late January through February, 2017, NASA is conducting this high-altitude airborne remote sensing data collection campaign over the State of...

A brief history of America's first volcano observatory—the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

Hawai‘i Island's 2017 Volcano Awareness Month is almost over, and our Volcano Watch series about U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) volcano observatories...

As part of Volcano Awareness Month, our January Volcano Watch articles are exploring the U.S. Geological Survey's volcano observatories and their...