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The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is an agency of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and one of five volcano observatories operating under the USGS Volcano Hazards Program. Based in Hilo, Hawaii, the observatory monitors six Hawaiian volcanoes: Kīlauea, Mauna Loa, Kamaʻehuakanaloa (formerly Lōʻihi), Hualālai, Mauna Kea, and Haleakalā ...
The Mauna Loa Observatory was founded on June 28th 1956 as part of the US Weather Bureau. It was established on the northern flank of Mauna Loa at 11,134 ft after 1951-1954 efforts were unable to maintain a summit observatory at 13,453 ft. [ 1] The Mauna Loa Observatory was developed specifically to monitor solar, atmospheric and meteorological ...
Kīlauea ( US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə / KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago. Since the islands were settled, it has been the ...
Officials monitor Hawaii's dams, reservoirs as rain moves west. Tribune. Kevin Knodell, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. May 18, 2024 at 12:01 PM. May 18—1/2. Swipe or click to see more.
Prior to Hawaii's greatest natural disaster, which Dora contributed to last August, Iniki from September 1992 was the costliest hurricane. As a Category 4 hurricane, Iniki caused $3.1 billion in ...
Keeling Curve. Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentrations from 1958 to 2023. The Keeling Curve is a graph of the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere based on continuous measurements taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the island of Hawaii from 1958 to the present day. The curve is named for the scientist Charles ...
This wide image of the central and eastern Pacific, taken on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, shows Hawaii (far left) and Mexico (far right). An active zone of tropical showers and thunderstorms extended ...
Haleakalā Observatory. / 20.7083°N 156.2571°W / 20.7083; -156.2571. The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory. [ 1] It is located on the island of Maui and is owned by the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi, which ...