The 2022 eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano cut off road access to the Mauna Loa Baseline Observatory. Construction on the temporary Mauna Loa Access road was completed on 26 March, 2026.
At this time, there is no site access for the general public to the Mauna Loa Observatory and NOAA has not yet established a public opening date. GML and scientific partners are working together to bring mission critical scientific projects back online. It is still unclear when utility infrastructure will be replaced and power re-established to the site.
We will provide another update as more information becomes available.
Media contact: Theo Stein at (303) 819-7409 or theo.stein@noaa.gov.
Organization(s):
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) - Atmospheric Environment Services (AES)
Smithsonian Institute on Mauna Kea.
What does this program measure?
This program takes images of the sky at Mauna Loa observatory and Mauna Kea sites stored in jpg format.
How does this program work?
Various types of digital CCD cameras and computers connected on the network. Measurements at MLO are continuous. Images are posted online at the MLO web site and are thus available to the public.
Click here to view Today's Mauna Loa Web Camera page.
Why is this research important?
To archive images which can be use to aid data analysis which is done later in time.
Are there any trends in the data?
Not Applicable.
How does this program fit into the big picture?
What is it's role in global climate change?
Not Applicable.
Comments and References
Lead Investigator(s):
Darryl Kuniyuki
808-933-6965 (x236)
MLO Contact(s):
Darryl Kuniyuki
808-933-6965
Preston Sato
808-933-6965 (x236)
Web Site(s)
http://www.mlo.noaa.gov/
LiveCam/Fcam.htm
Date Started
1996
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