Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Native Hawaiian oral traditions record a rich history of the changing volcanic landscape in Hawaiʻi. Interweaving cultural ...

Tiltmeters are a crucial component of the volcanic monitoring network in Hawaii. By detecting subtle changes in ground ...

COURTESY USGS This map shows the location of a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Hawaii island early Tuesday morning. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii ...

A fissure on the northwestern crater wall of Makauopuhi Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea sent lava cascading into the ...

When folks think about Haleakala National Park in Hawaii, the gorgeous sunrises and sunsets visible from the Maui volcano’s summit may be the first images that ...

As an archipelago off the coast of Africa, Tenerife is the largest and most populous island in the Canary Islands. It boasts many of Spain’s records, like the tallest point, Mount Teide and the ...

Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of a shield volcano ... Currently I’m using drones to map these volcanoes we can analyse the depth of the lava lake, its height and proximity to the top ...

And then there are the volcanoes. Big Island's most visited volcanoes are found in the in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, on the southeast side. Kailua-Kona (or Kona, for short) is known for ...

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