#Department of Earth Sciences

New research finds Hawaiʻi’s undersea volcano Kamaʻehuakanaloa has erupted 5 times in past 150 years

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for the first time have been able to estimate the ages of the most recent eruptions — as well as eight older eruptions going back about 2,000 years — of the submarine Hawaiian volcano formerly known as the Lōʻihi Seamount off the south coast of the Big Island.

Research reveals Tonga eruption spawned massive phytoplankton bloom

The deposition of volcanic ash following the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai eruption was likely the most important source of nutrients responsible for massive phytoplankton growth.