Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

A study to identify possible alternate traffic routes out of Puna could begin in early 2025. The goal of the Puna Alternate Route Study is to find potential locations for another route into Puna in an ...

The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle ...

A study to identify possible alternate traffic routes out of Puna could begin early next year.

The recent eruption at Napau Crater was the first on Kilauea’s middle East Rift Zone (ERZ) in six years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘o‘o and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle East Rift ...

Update on October 30, 2024: This Landsat image shows ghost forests in North Carolina. Congratulations to Eric JF Kleijssen for being the first reader to identify the location. Read more about the area ...

That’s a concern shared by Big Islanders who lost their homes in the 2018 Kilauea eruption in Lower Puna — when many policies, notably those issued by underwriters with the Lloyd’s of London ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. The intense seismicity and ground deformation ...

Kilauea 2018 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting; New Orleans, LA Ethan Wickman Music, College of Liberal and Fine Arts Performance and Recording of a Major Oratorio American Festival Chorus and ...

Kilauea is a highly active shield volcano ... Its last major eruption occurred between May and September 2018, displacing thousands of residents and destroying 716 homes. During that eruption ...

Kilauea is a highly active shield volcano ... Its last major eruption occurred between May and September 2018, displacing thousands of residents and destroying 716 homes. During that eruption ...

Kīlauea’s ongoing middle East Rift Zone eruption was captured during a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helicopter overflight during the morning of Sept. 17, 2024. Geologists observed fountaining ...