Three are on the same island as Kilauea: Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and Hualalai. One is on Maui: Haleakala. The last is Loihi, which is underwater to Kilauea’s south. Mauna Loa, which stands 4,169 ...

A recent study on the ancient glaciers of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island has revealed important insights about how past climate ...

There is also a secondary testing site on Mauna Kea, a second volcano about 35 miles north of Mauna Loa, but it, too, depends on NOAA staff to maintain the equipment. Asked how the loss of staff ...

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 ...

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 ...

Station staff in Hilo regularly travel between the town office to the volcanic peaks of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, Ralph Keeling said, collecting air samples in glass flasks which they ferry back to ...

The summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea remain under a HIGH WIND WARNING until 6 PM Saturday. The WINTER STORM WARNING has been canceled for the summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Meanwhile ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — The summit of Mauna Kea on the Hawaiʻi Island hosts the world’s largest astronomical observatory for ...

The Mauna Loa volcano erupted on Dec. 6, 2022, as seen from Mauna Kea near Hilo, Hawaii. While Scripps has its own equipment at the observatory, that equipment is maintained by NOAA. "We depend on ...