People in Hawaii are asking if anything can be done to stop or divert the flow of lava as molten rock from Mauna Loa volcano inches toward a highway on the Big Island. Visitors treated to a ...

Mauna Loa was still erupting Thursday morning, but the lava that was feeding the flow heading toward the crucial road has been cut off, likely because of a reduced production rate, said David ...

The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater has been going on for more than 3 months now, with 16 eruptive ...

During the eruptive episodes, lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet (305 meters), drawing visitors to marvel at ...

When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How far will the magma go, and will it erupt? But even long after the activity ...

When fully implemented, the warning and mnitoring system will operate through an interoperable network of domestic volcano observatories. Central to its success will be the National Volcano ...

“High lava fountains are likely to follow the current low fountaining and lava flows,” the observatory ... state’s six active volcanoes is Mauna Loa, which is also on the Big Island and ...

safety precautions and whether or not there is active lava flow. There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Kilauea is the real "must-see" of the two ...

Heading to the Big Island and hoping to see real lava on your Hawaiian vacation? Scroll to find out everything you need to ...

Some volcanoes, like Mauna Loa in Hawaii are caused by hot spots in the Earth’s crust. These do not erupt violently and lava usually flows slowly out of them. Eruptions from volcanoes can be ...

Based on the 1872 map and the associated narrative of the ... In this regard, 1868 was a little different at Mauna Loa, because the volume of the Southwest Rift Zone lava flow has only been estimated ...