Active Projects
Live Dashboard · Kīlauea · USGS HVO
PELE Live
Real-time Kīlauea eruption tracker — episodic lava fountaining, SO₂ emissions, earthquake catalog, and live HVO webcam feeds. GitHub Actions cron every 6 hours. Built before a birthday trip to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
bdgroves.github.io/PELE ↗
Seismic Monitor · USGS · Pacific Northwest
AFTERSHOCK Live
US seismic activity monitor — real-time earthquake data from USGS, magnitude color-coding, depth analysis, and M5+ alert surfacing for the Pacific Northwest. Cascadia Subduction Zone focus.
bdgroves.github.io/aftershock ↗
Lahar Hazard · Mt. Rainier · Puyallup Watershed
lahar-watch Live
Mount Rainier lahar hazard monitoring — the most lahar-prone volcano in North America sits 35 miles from Tacoma. Tracks USGS seismicity, snowpack, and river levels in the Puyallup, Carbon, and Nisqually drainages. The volcano you can see from the backyard.
bdgroves.github.io/lahar-watch ↗
Snowpack Monitor · Mt. Rainier · SNOTEL
Rainier Snowpack Live
SNOTEL and NASA MODIS snowpack data for the Mt. Rainier watershed — hourly updates, seasonal comparison, and melt rate tracking. The snowpack that feeds the rivers that lahars would follow.
bdgroves.github.io/rainier-snowpack ↗
Going deep on the science — 16 lessons covering shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, calderas, lahars, pyroclastic flows, Kīlauea, the Cascades, and supervolcanoes. Built before the May 2026 Hawaii trip.
Volcanology Curriculum →
Data Sources
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Real-time Kīlauea monitoring — alert levels, webcams, tiltmeters, SO₂, earthquake catalog
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
FDSN earthquake catalog API — magnitude, depth, location, 7-day rolling window
USGS HANS Public API
Volcano alert levels and color codes for all US monitored volcanoes
NPS Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Current conditions, trail closures, and SO₂ air quality
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN)
Cascadia subduction zone — volcanic and tectonic seismicity
Further Reading
Volcanoes of the World — Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
The definitive global catalog of volcanic activity, eruption histories, and monitoring status
Eruptions — Erik Klemetti (Substack)
Best ongoing volcanology commentary. Clear, accurate, no hype.
Big Island Video News — Eruption Coverage
Best on-the-ground Kīlauea coverage. Episode recaps, community impact, HVO summaries.
USGS Volcano Hazards Program
All 161 active US volcanoes, monitoring data, and hazard assessments