Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting episodically, and as it progresses, the lava fountain's heights are rising.

The U.S. Geological Survey’s office building in Hilo also is the temporary home of the agency’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, ...

This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava shooting up high during an ...

Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how and where that work will happen. For more than 100 years, the Hawaiian ...

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

Scientists fear an "irreplaceable" loss of key climate data as Trump's cost-cutting plans target a key CO2 monitoring site in Hawaii. Why is the Mauna Loa Observatory so important? https://p.dw ...

More cuts to programs are coming. This time two vital programs based on the Big Island are in the crosshairs -- one of them monitors volcanoes and the other monitors climate and air quality. More ...

Participating Maunakea Observatories include the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, International Gemini Observatory, James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, Subaru Telescope ...

The volcano’s latest eruption began just before 9:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday, March 19, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

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 ...