Since the introduction of cherry trees from their native Japan in the early 1900s, blossoming cherry trees signal seasonal change in the United States. Bred for blooms not fruit, types of cherry tree ...

Tephra is fragmented volcanic material — including ash, rock and strands of volcanic glass — blasted into the air during an ...

Highway 11 and most trails accessible from trailheads in open areas at the summit are open.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park staff are implementing temporary safety closures due to severe weather forecasted to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding. The Mauna Loa summit is closed as ...