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Episode 30 marked the most significant change in the current eruption. It began, as usual, with lava overflowing from the ...
With the Mauna Loa volcano continuing to erupt on Hawaii's Big Island, officials are watching the lava flow as it creeps closer to a major roadway.
The eruption of the world's largest active volcano -- Mauna Loa in Hawaii -- may soon come to an end, according to the US Geological Survey.
It's the 31st time that activity has taken place on the volcano since it erupted in December last year. Find out more here.
Around 10:20 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2022, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring networks detected rapid changes in Mauna Loa’s summit area. A swarm of small, shallow earthquakes occurred ...
Hawaiʻi Island is the youngest and largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, rightly earning its nickname, the Big Island.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of two of the world’s most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea also erupted in June and September 2024.
A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.