Measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory stopped after the 2022 eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano, when lava flow crossed the access road and took out power lines to the facility. The observatory remains inaccessible by vehicle and without power from the local utility company.

Observatory staff has established limited solar power in four observatory buildings and restored approximately 33 percent of the measurements onsite, including the Global Monitoring Laboratory and Scripps critical CO2 records and other atmospheric measurements.

Media can contact: Theo Stein (303) 819-7409 (theo.stein@noaa.gov) or Karin Vergoth 303-632-6413‬ (karin.vergoth@noaa.gov)

Albums

thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1951_Summit Observatory Dedication
NOAA MaunaLoa 1951 Summit Observatory Dedication
10 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1956_New Observatory Site Dedication
NOAA MaunaLoa 1956 New Observatory Site Dedication
35 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1965_Adding NCAR coronoscope
NOAA MaunaLoa 1965 Adding NCAR coronoscope
2 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1966_Construction of Road to Mauna Loa Observatory
NOAA MaunaLoa 1966 Construction of Road to Mauna Loa Observatory
41 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1969_Construction of New Building
NOAA MaunaLoa 1969 Construction of New Building
11 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1970
NOAA MaunaLoa 1970
3 albums
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1997_40th Anniversary
NOAA MaunaLoa 1997 40th Anniversary
10 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_1999_plane crash
NOAA MaunaLoa 1999 plane crash
1 album
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_2002_Snow Mauna Loa
NOAA MaunaLoa 2002 Snow Mauna Loa
17 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_2016
NOAA MaunaLoa 2016
2 albums
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_2018
NOAA MaunaLoa 2018
4 images
2 albums
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_2019
NOAA MaunaLoa 2019
1 album
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_2020
NOAA MaunaLoa 2020
3 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_2021
NOAA MaunaLoa 2021
14 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_2022
NOAA MaunaLoa 2022
7 images
thumbnail for NOAA_MaunaLoa_Aerial Photos of the Mauna Loa Observatory
NOAA MaunaLoa Aerial Photos of the Mauna Loa Observatory
7 images