The eruption of Mauna Loa in December 2022 T. Orr, U.S. Geological Survey
It may be possible to forecast the next eruption of Hawai鈥檌鈥檚 Mauna Loa 鈥 the world鈥檚 largest active volcano 鈥 more than two months in advance thanks to a new understanding of what triggers its eruptions.
鈥淗awai鈥檌 is often seen as this place in volcanology where it鈥檚 so well-studied we must know everything about it, but in the 2020s there are still things yet to be discovered,鈥 says at the US Geological Survey鈥檚 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
