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World’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa showed telltale warning signs before erupting in 2022
1 month, 1 week ago

World’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa showed telltale warning signs before erupting in 2022

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby and other signs, and they warned residents on Hawaii’s Big Island. “Volcanoes are tricky because we don’t get to watch directly …

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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island; no major damage reported
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island; no major damage reported

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves and cutting power in a nearby town but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. Helen Janiszewski, an assistant professor in the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Department of Earth Sciences, said …

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows
1 year, 11 months ago

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows

India Today  

Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano’s summit caldera, the agency said. Kilauea’s summit is inside …

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again inside its summit crater
1 year, 11 months ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again inside its summit crater

LA Times  

Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, less than a month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than a month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected …

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Scientists say eruption of Hawaii volcano continues to ease
2 years ago

Scientists say eruption of Hawaii volcano continues to ease

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, reinforcing an earlier pronouncement that the mountain’s first flare-up in nearly 40 years might soon end. “We have good news to report,” Ken Hon, the scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, said during a …

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Hawaii: Scientists lower alert for world's largest active volcano Mauna Loa, say eruption can end soon
2 years ago

Hawaii: Scientists lower alert for world's largest active volcano Mauna Loa, say eruption can end soon

Firstpost  

Mauna Loa began spewing molten rock on 27 November after being quiet for 38 years, drawing onlookers to take in the incandescent spectacle and setting some nerves on edge early on among people who’ve lived through destructive eruptions Honolulu: Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island from a warning to a watch on …

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Scientists lower alert for Mauna Loa, say eruption could end
2 years ago

Scientists lower alert for Mauna Loa, say eruption could end

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and said the mountain’s first eruption in nearly 40 years may soon end. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a bulletin that the eruption on the mountain’s northeast rift zone was continuing, but …

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Mauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway
2 years ago

Mauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Lava from the world’s largest volcano is no longer an imminent threat to the main highway across the Big Island of Hawaii, scientists said Thursday, a development that was a welcome reprieve for motorists who depend on the road. Mauna Loa was still erupting Thursday morning, but the lava that was feeding the flow heading toward the crucial …

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Aerial images used to map lava from Mauna Loa eruption in Hawaii
2 years ago

Aerial images used to map lava from Mauna Loa eruption in Hawaii

ABC  

Scientists are using satellites and helicopters to map lava flows from the Mauna Loa volcano, and say they're seeing the lava continue its slow progress across the Big Island. Aerial image of fissure 3 erupting on the north-east rift zone of Mauna Loa Officials were initially concerned that lava flowing down the side of the volcano would head toward the …

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Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway
2 years ago

Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway

Associated Press  

HILO, Hawaii — Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island. Hawaii County Councilor Susan “Sue” L. K. Lee Loy, who represents Hilo and parts of Puna, said she’s concerned about big rigs …

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Lava from Mauna Loa threatens main highway on Hawaii’s Big Island
2 years ago

Lava from Mauna Loa threatens main highway on Hawaii’s Big Island

LA Times  

A man talks on a phone in his car alongside Saddle Road as the Mauna Loa volcano erupts Wednesday near Hilo, Hawaii. Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island. Hawaii County Councilwoman …

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For many Hawaiians, lava flows are a time to honor, reflect
2 years ago

For many Hawaiians, lava flows are a time to honor, reflect

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — When Willette Kalaokahaku Akima-Akau looks out at the the lava flowing from Mauna Loa volcano and makes an offering of gin, tobacco and coins, she will be taking part in a tradition passed down from her grandfather and other Native Hawaiians as a way to honor both the natural and spiritual worlds. “A volcanic eruption is a physical …

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Hawaii eruption brings tourism boon during slow season
2 years ago

Hawaii eruption brings tourism boon during slow season

Associated Press  

HILO, Hawaii — The spectacle of incandescent lava spewing from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa has drawn thousands of visitors and is turning into a tourism boon for this Big Island town near the world’s largest volcano. “We’re sold out until after Christmas.” She attributed the increase to people wanting to watch the rivers of bright orange molten rock gush from Mauna …

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See the Mauna Loa volcano lava flow and track the air quality in Hawaii
2 years ago

See the Mauna Loa volcano lava flow and track the air quality in Hawaii

CNN  

CNN — The lava spewing from the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii continues to flow. The historic lava flows have varied in size and direction, depending on the event, over the years: While the latest eruption hasn’t threatened the island’s infrastructure, it has raised concerns about air quality both for local residents and those living downwind across the Pacific Ocean. …

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For many Hawaiians, lava flows are a time to honor and reflect
2 years ago

For many Hawaiians, lava flows are a time to honor and reflect

LA Times  

Illona Ilae of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, leaves an offering in front an altar below the Mauna Loa volcano on Dec. 1, 2022. “A volcanic eruption is a physical manifestation of so many natural and spiritual forces for Hawaiians,” said Ilihia Gionson, a Hawaii Tourism Authority spokesperson who is Native Hawaiian and lives on the Big Island. “People who are unfamiliar with …

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Viewers flock to watch glowing lava ooze from Hawaii volcano
2 years ago

Viewers flock to watch glowing lava ooze from Hawaii volcano

Associated Press  

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — The world’s largest volcano oozed rivers of glowing lava Wednesday, drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow. Ken Hon, scientist in charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said at current flow rate, the soonest the lava would get to the road is two days, but it …

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Volcano knocks Mauna Loa carbon monitoring station offline
2 years ago

Volcano knocks Mauna Loa carbon monitoring station offline

Associated Press  

The eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano has temporarily knocked off power to the world’s premier station that measures heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but officials Wednesday say it won’t be a problem. The federal government is looking for a temporary alternate site on the Hawaiian island and is contemplating flying a generator to the Mauna Loa observatory to …

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Hawaii volcano eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers
2 years ago

Hawaii volcano eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers

Associated Press  

HILO, Hawaii — The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for “spectacular” views of the event, and it’s also dredging up bad memories among some Hawaii residents who have been through harrowing volcanic experiences in the past. “We’re thankful the lava flow is not affecting residential areas at …

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Hawaii: Eruption of Mauna Loa spurs warning for people to prepare in case of worst-case scenario
2 years ago

Hawaii: Eruption of Mauna Loa spurs warning for people to prepare in case of worst-case scenario

Firstpost  

The eruption began late Sunday night following a series of fairly large earthquakes, said Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Kailua-Kona, Hawaii: Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii’s Big Island to be …

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Mauna Loa volcano eruption: World’s largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii
2 years ago

Mauna Loa volcano eruption: World’s largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii

The Independent  

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World’s largest volcano, Muana Lao, erupts for the first time in decades
2 years ago

World’s largest volcano, Muana Lao, erupts for the first time in decades

The Hindu  

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, the U.S. authorities said, as emergency crews went on alert early Monday. Flows of lava remained “contained” within the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, but the eruption could pose a threat to nearby residents should conditions change, the United States …

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WATCH: World's largest active volcano Mauna Loa erupts in Hawaii
2 years ago

WATCH: World's largest active volcano Mauna Loa erupts in Hawaii

Firstpost  

Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It last erupted in 1984 Honolulu: Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has started to erupt for the first time in nearly four decades, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities …

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Lava from Hawaii volcano lights night sky amid warnings
2 years ago

Lava from Hawaii volcano lights night sky amid warnings

Associated Press  

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Waves of orange, glowing lava and ash blasted and billowed from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii’s Big Island to be ready in the event of a worst-case scenario. The eruption of Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately endangering towns, but the U.S. Geological Survey warned …

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EXPLAINER: Where will Hawaii’s biggest volcano erupt from?
2 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Where will Hawaii’s biggest volcano erupt from?

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — The ground is shaking and swelling at Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, indicating that it could erupt. Frank Trusdell, research geologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, said data indicates that Mauna Loa has a much larger magma reservoir than Kilauea, which may allow it to hold …

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