When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How ...

The collapse volume at the summit nearly matched the effused lava volume on the rift zone. In this regard, 1868 was a little ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists currently examine volcanic eruption forecasting at Mauna Loa, which provides communities with vital months-long preparation time. A detailed analysis of Mauna Loa follows, alongside its ...

The film documents the spectacular volcanic eruptions in Hawaii, particularly focusing on the 1955 eruption in the Puna District and subsequent events. It highlights the power of nature ...

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii's most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea's sporadic eruption resumed ...

Kilauea and Mauna Loa each have two major rift zones that radiate away from the volcano summits, and rift zone eruptions are common. Mauna Loa’s 2022 eruption, and Kilauea’s 1983–2018 Pu‘u ...

Once a week or so, one of them takes a short helicopter ride to the northern slope of the Mauna Loa volcano – necessary because in 2022 an eruption buried more than a mile of the road in 30 feet ...