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 ...

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet Thursday during the latest episode of an ...

Elon Musk's DOGE is considering terminating the lease of a tiny office that supports a huge climate science project.

The NOAA office in Hilo that supports that carbon dioxide sampling has been flagged for a possible lease cancellation.

In a rather drizzly Thursday afternoon along the slopes of Mauna Loa, Konawaena girls flag football displayed a perfect ...

The eruption lasted 29 hours between 9:26 a.m. Hawaiian time Wednesday through 1:49 p.m. Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. During the last eight hours, fountains shot up to 600 feet ...

Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how ...

Hawaii’s most active volcano has resumed erupting after a weeklong pause, sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the ...

Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano in the world, which exceeds every peak in the Hawaiian topography as a constant gauge of untamed natural strength. This supervolcano reaches a height of 4,170 ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is considering cancelling the lease of the support office for a renowned Hawaiian climate research ...

In 2022 NOAA staff were able to set up a temporary measurement site at a University of Hawai’i astronomical observatory located on nearby Mauna Kea. The Mauna Loa Observatory began taking ...