High-risk lava zones with infrequent eruptions attract development
The 2018 Kīlauea eruption in Hawaiʻi reflects the intersection of infrequent, highly destructive eruptions, and atypically high population growth.
Fresh volcanic samples offer clues into new Kīlauea eruption
Earth sciences professors led a rapid response effort to analyze fresh samples of Kīlauea lava in the Electron Microprobe Laboratory.
Vog team busy with new Kīlauea eruption
UH Mānoa’s Vog Measurement and Prediction Project continues to create forecasts of dispersion and trajectories of volcanic smog, which are available in real-time online.
UH Hilo leaders get close look at eruption work
Leaders from UH Hilo saw first hand what researchers and alumni are working on at the site of the recent Kīlauea volcanic eruption
New Kīlauea eruption spurs UH Hilo alumni to front lines
Miki Warren, Liliana DeSmither and Katie Mulliken work at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Kīlauea eruption triggered by pressure built over a decade
This eruption was triggered by a relatively small and rapid change after a decade-long build up of pressure in the upper parts of the volcano.
New funding for UH vog research to sharpen statewide forecasts
The VMAP project received three years of new funding to improve its ability to provide statewide forecasts of vog.
UH research reveals how volcanic eruptions affect El Niño
The recent study found that volcanic cooling occurred mostly outside the tropics, shifting winds that favor onset El Niño conditions.
Largest, hottest shield volcano discovered by UH researchers
A team of volcanologists and ocean explorers used evidence to determine Pūhāhonu now holds this distinction.
New technique reveals detailed plumbing of active Alaska volcano
UH Mānoa’s Helen Janiszewski used a new technique to analyze earthquake data revealing the deep plumbing system underlying Alaska’s Cleveland volcano.
