Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale warning signs.

An analysis of crystals in lava from the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa has revealed an unknown magma reservoir within the ...

That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of ...

The world's biggest active volcano spans approximately 2,000 square miles and ascends about 13,600 feet above sea level - and ...

the north rim of the summit caldera of the Mauna Loa volcano, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. The U.S. Geological Survey says the eruption began late Sunday night in the summit caldera of the volcano on ...

Mauna Loa Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will temporarily close to all use when survey, drilling and soil sampling work starts Monday. Mauna Loa Road from Highway 11 to Kipukapuaulu ...

Snow is common on any mountain that rises above 11,000 feet, and Maunakea and Mauna Loa both rise to nearly 14,000 feet; they ...

Hawaii’s “Big Island” saw some winter weather at one of its highest points this week, when snowfall blanketed the top of ...

“Winter is here,” proclaimed the Maunakea Visitor Information Station in an 8:36 a.m. post on its Facebook page Sunday ...

Measuring mountains may seem straightforward, but determining the tallest or largest mountain is not as simple as it appears. Mountains are often part of larger ranges, and their measurement can ...

Poliahu is the snow goddess, sister of Pele, the goddess of volcanoes and denizen of neighboring Mauna Loa. Lilinoe is the goddess of fine mist. Waiau presides over the mountain's subterranean ...

About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby ...