March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...

A recent study on the ancient glaciers of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island has revealed important insights about how past climate ...

Pauses in between episodes have ranged between 24 hours to 12 days. Kilauea is one of six active volcanoes in Hawaii, ...

say eruption could end soon Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and said the mountain's first eruption in ...

Magma moves through Hawaiian rift zones as dikes, which are tabular sheets of magma that move laterally and vertically ...

Visitors come from around the world to marvel at its explosive displays. The largest of the state's six active volcanoes is ...

Elon Musk's DOGE is considering terminating the lease of a tiny office that supports a huge climate science project.

Geologists say Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode ...

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa.

Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert Level is at NORMAL. Three earthquakes were reported felt in the Hawaiian Islands during the past week: a M3.5 earthquake 19 km (11 mi) SE of ...