March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...
The collapse volume at the summit nearly matched the effused lava volume on the rift zone. In this regard, 1868 was a little ...
Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert Level is at NORMAL. Three earthquakes were reported felt in the Hawaiian Islands during the past week: a M3.5 earthquake 19 km (11 mi) SE of ...
At Mauna Loa, they peak in April and May and then decline ... The droughts in particular contribute to higher-than-normal ...
Scientists lower Mauna Loa alert level, say eruption could end soon Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and ...
Scientists and concerned residents living in the vicinity of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano are continuing to keep an anxious eye on the world's largest active volcano that erupted on Sunday after 38 ...
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. By Austyn Gaffney On the flanks of the largest ...