For the first time in nearly four decades, the world’s largest active volcano—Hawaii’s Mokuʻāweoweo, or Mauna Loa—has begun to erupt. The US Geological Survey (USGS) issued a red alert late Sunday ...

Lava fountains at the summit of Kilauea have been shining a spotlight on Hawaii’s most active volcano but let us not forget the larger one looming in the background of Kilauea. Mauna Loa is currently ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists can't know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That happened two years ago with the world's largest active volcano. About ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 meters) into the air as Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. For now, ...

As people from around the world are captivated by episodic lava fountaining during the ongoing Kilauea eruption in Halema‘uma‘u, let’s use the current pause and transition our attention back to the ...