What’s up with Mauna Loa, and is any change in sight? Should residents relax or stay vigilant?
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Posted on 2:12 pm, Thursday, September 14, 2017.
What’s up with Mauna Loa, and is any change in sight? Should residents relax or stay vigilant?
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Posted on 12:08 pm, Thursday, July 13, 2017.
The new “Geologic map of the northeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano, Island of Hawaiʻi,†is the culmination of many years of work by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) geologists.
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Posted on 7:35 pm, Saturday, December 31, 2016.
Nearly every year, the peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes are temporarily dusted with snow.
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Posted on 10:58 am, Saturday, December 10, 2016.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended a Winter Storm Warning for Hawaii Island summits through 6 a.m. Sunday (Dec 11).
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Posted on 10:58 am, Friday, December 9, 2016.
A look back at the week of Winter weather on Hawaii’s summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa through videos.
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Posted on 11:20 pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2016.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Friday (Dec 8) for Hawaii Island summits above 12,000 feet.
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Posted on 4:15 pm, Thursday, September 8, 2016.
After working for 20 years building the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), Thomas Jaggar had achieved almost everything he set out to do.
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Posted on 11:39 am, Tuesday, September 6, 2016.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.0 earthquake beneath the Island of HawaiÊ»i on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 4:25 a.m., HST.
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Posted on 9:33 pm, Friday, July 22, 2016.
As of 10:30 p.m., one small aftershock was recorded. During the past 30 years, there have been 3 earthquakes, including tonight’s event, with magnitudes greater than 4.0 and at depths of 5–15 km (3–9 mi) in the Kealakekua area of West Hawaiʻi.
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Posted on 4:15 pm, Thursday, June 9, 2016.
During the past 148 years, Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone eruptions have sent massive lava flows across Hawai‘i Island’s main road six times: in 1868, 1887, 1907, 1919, 1926, and 1950.
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Posted on 4:17 pm, Thursday, June 2, 2016.
Island of Hawaiʻi residents, especially those living in South Kona and Ka‘ū Districts, which are at particular risk from Mauna Loa’s Southwest Rift Zone, might wonder where they’re gonna go when the volcano erupts.
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Posted on 2:44 pm, Thursday, May 19, 2016.
In September 2015, the USGS/HVO raised the Volcano Alert Level for Mauna Loa from “normal†to “advisory†because of increased activity beneath the mountain’s summit caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone.
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Posted on 6:15 pm, Thursday, April 7, 2016.
Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, is not erupting, but is stirring. Seismicity remains elevated above long-term background levels, and ground deformation indicates continued inflation of a magma reservoir beneath the volcano.
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Posted on 2:44 pm, Thursday, February 25, 2016.
Time-lapse multi-image movie of MokuÊ»Äweoweo Caldera from the Northwest Rim on Mauna Loa. February 18-25, 2016. Images courtesy of USGS/HVO (Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Despite not being in the headlines, Mauna Loa continues to be in a state of unrest based on […]
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