NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa ...

That happened two years ago with the world's largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing orange molten lava, geologists detected small earthquakes nearby and ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has revealed that recent overflights of Mount Spurr, which is near Anchorage, found ...

Shield volcanoes are big, broad volcanoes made up of oozy lava flows that erupt from multiple vents. Hawaii's Mauna Loa and Kilauea are both shield volcanoes. Though they don't form a classic cone ...

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...

If an eruption occurs, ashfall and air travel disruptions could b... Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, is the mighty giant of Hawaii that's still bubbling away, waiting to be explored.

Volcanoes National Park includes the summits of two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa, and is a popular tourist destination. The lava didn't threaten communities nearby ...

The observatory has tracked the increase of planet-warming CO2 in the atmosphere for decades. Read more at straitstimes.com.