Hawai'i Volcano Blog
VOLCANO WATCH: Tephra Deposit Names: Out With the Old, in With the New!
Keanakāko‘i Tephra is a wastebasket term—useful as a wastebasket—but geologists want to know what’s in the basket.
Hawai‘i Island Volcano Activity Updates: Aug. 18–31, 2017
Hawa‘i Island’s Kīlauea Volcano summit lava lake level fluctuated in concert with summit inflation and deflation, ranging about 105 to 140 feet below the rim.
Kīlauea Volcano Overflight: Hawai‘i Island Lava Delta Persists
The expanding lava delta at Kamokuna on Hawai‘i Island is still intact, but for how much longer?
UH Study Reveals how Nanoparticles Interact with Lungs
Computer simulations showed how the lungs coat inhaled nanoparticles, changing their biological interaction.
Portion of Thurston Lava Tube, Trail to Close Temporarily
Portions of Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku) and its rainforest loop trail will close for approximately two weeks starting Sept. 5.
Kīlauea Volcano Overflight: When Will the Lava Delta Collapse?
The event is inevitable as the bench continues to slump. Anybody got a guess?
VIDEO: Big Island, Home to TWO of the Most Active Volcanoes in the World
Meteorologist Malika Dudley talks geology, history and shares beautiful aerial views of two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Mauna Loa & Kilauea. Mahalo Blue Hawaiian Helicopters…
VOLCANO WATCH: Ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Eruption is Full of Anniversaries
The ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption began in January 1983 and is fast approaching its 35th anniversary.
Kīlauea Volcano Update: Aug. 17, 2017
On the East Rift Zone, the 61g flow remained active, with lava entering the ocean near Kamokuna and surface breakouts downslope of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.
Volcano Watch: Largest Hawaiian Earthquake in a Decade Reminds Us to Be Prepared
The 5.3-magnitude earthquake on June 8, 2017, was the highest intensity recorded for any earthquake in the State of Hawai‘i since 2006.
Volcano Watch: Thermal Cameras Keep a Cool Eye on Hot Lava
On Kīlauea, data from thermal cameras are used to track the level and movements of the summit lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu.
Kīlauea Volcano Update: Aug. 10, 2017
Widening cracks and slumping on the Kamokuna lava delta indicate its instability and potential for collapse.
Volcano Watch: What Was Happening at Kīlauea Volcano 10 Years Ago?
What was this busy volcano up to a decade ago? Were things as dynamic then as they are now?
Kīlauea Volcano Update: Aug. 3, 2017
Widening cracks and slumping on the Kamokuna lava delta indicate its instability and potential for collapse.
Kīlauea Volcano Overflight: Lava Delta Still Intact… for Now
Rainy weather, spectacular lava lake, stunning red hot flows above the Pali and a precarious lava delta still intact at Kamokuna…
Kīlauea Volcano Overflight: Huge Crack in Lava Delta
Another new surface flow near the vent, nosebleed outbreaks throughout the flow field, lava streams entering the ocean and a huge crack in the lava delta…
USGS: Kamokuna Lava Delta Collapse Likely
Several large cracks have developed in the lava delta, running parallel to the coastline and spanning the width of the delta.
Kīlauea Volcano Update: July 20, 2017
Kīlauea Volcano’s summit lava lake fluctuated in concert with summit inflation and deflation, with levels ranging 82 to 148 feet below the vent rim.
Volcano Watch: Kīlauea’s Kamokuna Ocean Entry Reaches One-Year Anniversary
July 26 marks the one-year anniversary of Kīlauea Volcano’s episode 61g lava flow reaching the sea.
USGS Map Reveals Geologic History of Mauna Loa Volcano’s NE Flank
The new “Geologic map of the northeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano, Island of Hawaiʻi” was recently published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
