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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 7, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 7, 2016

Halema‘uma‘u lava lake

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 4, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 4, 2016

Another small explosive event at Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 2, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 2, 2016

Rockfall triggers small explosive event in Halema‘uma‘u lava lake

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption turns 33!

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption turns 33!

What do actor Mel Gibson, football quarterback Eli Manning, and Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing East Rift Zone eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō have in common? They...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 30, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 30, 2015

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; some activity at forest boundary

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Volcano Watch — HVO scientists participate in the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

Volcano Watch — HVO scientists participate in the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

Last week, nearly 24,000 scientists from the U.S. and abroad met in San Francisco for the American Geophysical Union's 2015 Fall Meeting, the largest...

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New insight into faults in the Long Valley Caldera reduces the predicted earthquake shaking intensity

New insight into faults in the Long Valley Caldera reduces the predicted earthquake shaking intensity

The shaking hazard posed by earthquakes on range-front faults near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA is lower than previously estimated.

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Volcano Watch — Volcano awareness: An important quest for Island of Hawai‘i residents

Volcano Watch — Volcano awareness: An important quest for Island of Hawai‘i residents

This time last year, Kīlauea Volcano's lava flow was threatening Pāhoa. Today, the immediate danger to Puna communities no longer exists, but lava...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 17, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 17, 2015

November 25 breakout advances; New vent opens on northeast flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — What is a volcano?

Volcano Watch — What is a volcano?

Many readers know that the Island of Hawai‘i is made of five volcanoes—Kīlauea, Mauna Loa, Hualālai, Mauna Kea, and Kohala.

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Volcano Watch — Recent Books Highlight Advances in Understanding Hawaiian Volcanism

Volcano Watch — Recent Books Highlight Advances in Understanding Hawaiian Volcanism

Modern science could not exist without exchange of data and ideas. The exchange can be informal—at meetings and in casual conversations—or formal—in...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 3, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 3, 2015

Breakouts continue northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; November 25 breakout remains active

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