Over the past two decades, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has set up a camera network system to monitor visual changes at Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes. This network was
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VOLCANOWatch: On the Surface of Kīlauea’s New Landscape, a Story is Told
Kīlauea’s 2018 summit collapse dramatically transformed the geometry and appearance of Halema‘uma‘u crater and Kīlauea caldera. Last week’s “Volcano Watch” article described how the 2018 events impacted the magma plumbing
VOLCANOWatch: Doppler Radar in Ka‘ū, More than a Weather Radar
Driving Highway 11 from Volcano to Wai‘ōhinu on sunny, vog-free days, it’s hard to miss that bright white soccer ball on the slope of Mauna Loa above Pāhala Town.
VOLCANOWatch: How Hot is Kīlauea’s Summit Water Lake?
The recent first anniversary of the appearance of water at Kīlauea’s summit is a reminder of how much has changed since the end of the 2018 eruption and summit collapse.
VOLCANOWatch: Deep Repeating Earthquakes Beneath Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea volcano hasn’t erupted in over 4,500 years, but that doesn’t mean it’s quiet. In fact, for decades it has been hiding one of the most unique seismic signals
VOLCANOWatch: Tech Talk Part 2
Last week’s “Volcano Watch” article introduced the role of “technician” at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. This week, we present the introspective of Steven Fuke’s life (schematic diagram) as an “electronics
VOLCANOWatch: Extraordinary Tenure Ends for Leader of HVO
The extraordinary leadership of Tina Neal as Scientist-in-Charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory comes to an end this week when she returns to the Alaska Volcano Observatory after fulfilling
VOLCANOWatch: Kīlauea’s 1952 Summit Eruption Ended a Long Period of Inactivity
On June 27, 1952, an eruption started at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, ending a period of quiescence that had lasted nearly 18 years. During the nearly two decades of quiet on Kīlauea following a summit eruption in 1934, there were
The 1919–1920 Mauna Iki Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano
As many people have noted, the last global pandemic was raging one hundred years ago. Kīlauea was erupting 100 years ago, although it was certainly not quite as significant of an
VOLCANOWatch: New Assessment of Kīlauea’s Extreme SO2 Emission Rates in 2018
If you were around the Island of Hawai‘i—or even other Hawaiian Islands, or Guam!—between May and August of 2018, you likely know that Kīlauea’s lower East Rift Zone eruption released