Tag: aerial_photography

Mauna Loa's 1926 Eruption: A Century Later, Lessons in Disaster Response and Monitoring Remembered

11 Jun 2026 6:20 p.m. · Source: U.S. Geological Survey

A century after Mauna Loa's 1926 eruption destroyed Ho‘ōpūloa village, its legacy of pioneering aerial photography and organized crowd management continues to inform modern volcano response, as highlighted by HVO.

Science & Technology Politics and Government Law Enforcement Environment Federal Government Social Issues Transportation Mauna Loa Volcanoes Hawaii Ho‘ōpūloa village 1926 eruption Aerial photography Emergency management U.S. Geological Survey