Top of the World: Hawaii

This Science Wednesday explores Mauna Kea, the state highpoint of Hawaii at 13,796 feet, and Mauna Loa, which houses a climate observatory on the north flank of the volcano at an elevation of 11,135 feet above sea level. The observatory is a premier atmospheric research facility that has been continuously monitoring and collecting data related to atmospheric change since the 1950s. The recent eruption in 2022 changed this.