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 ...

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 ...

Staff, researchers and other sources gave details on the building’s role as the main support office for the Mauna Loa Observatory about 30 miles west of Hilo. The observatory, established in ...

The hazards attached to the eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano appear to be mostly under control — promising news for volcanologists, who have been waiting decades for an opportunity to ...