Think Hawaii is all about beaches and luaus? Think again. Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, is a fiery beast that covers more than half of the Big Island — and it's still very much ...

The Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, akin to Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the world's most active volcano. Shield volcanoes typically produce runny lava flows resulting in gentle slopes, earning ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...