El Niño, La Niña multi-year events could become more common
El Niño and La Niña events that persist for multiple years may become more common, which can exacerbate the associated risks of drought, fire, rains and floods.
Hawaiʻi’s undersea volcano erupted 5 times in past 150 years
Kamaʻehuakanaloa (formerly Lōʻihi Seamount), a submarine volcano located about 20 miles off the south coast of Hawaiʻi Island, has erupted at least five times.
New USGS, UH facility to support volcano monitoring, ecosystem restoration
UH Hilo to house the new USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and the USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.
1950s Kīlauea Iki lava samples to help UH scientists understand volcanic eruptions
Investigating these samples will provide new insights for understanding recent and future volcanic eruptions in Hawaiʻi.
UH News Image of the Week: Fire and ice
This Image of the Week comes from UH Hilo's Center for Maunakea Stewardship.
Maunaloa eruption is living lab for UH Hilo students and researchers
Students and researchers have the opportunity to observe, sample and track the eruption in real time.
Tonga eruption spawns massive phytoplankton bloom
The largest submarine volcanic eruption of this century led to a dramatic phytoplankton bloom north of the island of Tongatapu, in the Kingdom of Tonga.
Elusive atmospheric wave detected during Tonga volcanic eruption
The Tonga volcanic eruption in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection for the past 85 years.
UH extramural funding hits record $505M in FY2022
Extramural funding is external investments from the federal government, industry and non-profit organizations that support research and academic activities conducted by university faculty and staff.
UH research investigates increase in Pāhala earthquakes
UH Mānoa scientists deployed instruments called seismic nodes to understand why the number of earthquakes in Pāhala have increased 70-fold since 2015.
