Brooks Groves
Active Projects
Live Dashboard Β· KΔ«lauea Β· USGS HVO
PELE Live
Real-time KΔ«lauea eruption tracker: every fountaining episode from the USGS table, live tilt, SOβ‚‚ and crater-floor plots, a quake map with depth through time, and HVO webcams with freshness badges. Refreshed hourly by GitHub Actions. Built before a birthday trip to HawaiΚ»i Volcanoes National Park.
Lahar Hazard Β· Mt. Rainier Β· Puyallup Watershed
lahar-watch Live
The network that watches Mount Rainier for lahars, live: about 50 seismometers and infrasound arrays and whether each is actually reporting, the USGS alert level and newest notice, earthquakes against 25 years of normal, NOAA gauges on the Puyallup, Carbon, White and Nisqually, and the USGS hazard zones. The volcano you can see from the backyard.
Next Door Β· From Geology and Hydrology
Seismic Monitor Β· USGS Β· US & World
AFTERSHOCK Live
Live earthquakes for the US and the world β€” pick any state or country, see it against ten years of normal, and follow aftershock sequences as they decay. Cascadia is the one I watch closest. Its home is the Geology page.
Snowpack Monitor Β· Mt. Rainier Β· SNOTEL
Rainier Snowpack Live
SNOTEL and NASA MODIS snowpack data for the Mt. Rainier watershed β€” hourly updates, seasonal comparison, and melt rate tracking. The snowpack that feeds the rivers that lahars would follow. Its home is the Hydrology page.
All posts β†’
Going deep on the science β€” 16 lessons covering shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, calderas, lahars, pyroclastic flows, KΔ«lauea, the Cascades, and supervolcanoes. Built before the May 2026 Hawaii trip.
Volcanology Curriculum β†’
Data Sources
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Real-time KΔ«lauea monitoring β€” alert levels, webcams, tiltmeters, SOβ‚‚, earthquake catalog
usgs.gov/hvo β†—
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
FDSN earthquake catalog API β€” magnitude, depth, location, 7-day rolling window
earthquake.usgs.gov β†—
USGS HANS Public API
Volcano alert levels and color codes for all US monitored volcanoes
volcanoes.usgs.gov β†—
NPS HawaiΚ»i Volcanoes National Park
Current conditions, trail closures, and SOβ‚‚ air quality
nps.gov/havo β†—
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN)
Cascadia subduction zone β€” volcanic and tectonic seismicity
pnsn.org β†—
Further Reading
Volcanoes of the World β€” Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
The definitive global catalog of volcanic activity, eruption histories, and monitoring status
volcano.si.edu β†—
Eruptions β€” Erik Klemetti (Substack)
Best ongoing volcanology commentary. Clear, accurate, no hype.
Substack β†—
Big Island Video News β€” Eruption Coverage
Best on-the-ground KΔ«lauea coverage. Episode recaps, community impact, HVO summaries.
bigislandvideonews.com β†—
USGS Volcano Hazards Program
All 161 active US volcanoes, monitoring data, and hazard assessments
usgs.gov/VHP β†—