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)
(Click the graphics below to generate interactive google maps and street-by-street directions to MLO)
Directions to Hilo office from airport.
Directions to Cape Kumukahi from Hilo office
Direction to Kulani Mauka from Hilo office
Map of MLO access road
(click here to download a document with points of interest on the access road!)
Map of observatory facility (click to see larger view) 
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