#Chronology

[New Entry by Chris Bobonich and Katherine Meadows on May 15, 2026.] [Editor's Note: The following entry replaces and is partially based on the former entry titled Plato on utopia.] The texts of all great philosophers give rise to interpretative…

Episode 46 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea began at 8:17 a.m. HST on May 5, after one day of precursory activity. The north vent erupted lava fountains reaching up to 650 feet (200 meters) above ground level.…

Satellite images collected before and during the episodic lava fountaining eruption at the summit of Kīlauea show how the deposits from this eruption have changed the local landscape.

Episode 45 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea began at 1:34 a.m. HST on April 23, after two days of precursory activity, and ended at 10:01 a.m. HST the same day.…

Episode 44 of lava fountaining at the summit of Kīlauea took place on April 9, 2026. Southerly/southwesterly winds resulted in the plume being transported in the north/northeast direction, resulting in tephra falling in areas of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National…