Scientists Monitor Increased Activity at Big Island Volcano
A man drives a golf cart at a golf course as an ash plume rises in the distance from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, on May 15, 2018. Mario Tama/Getty Images
HILO, Hawaii—Scientists in Hawaii are monitoring increasing activity surrounding one of the Big Island’s volcanoes.
The Hawaii Volcano Observatory is closely monitoring Mauna Loa because conditions have risen to levels comparable to a more active period between 2014 and 2017, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Sunday.