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Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website.

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues.

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July 2, 2020

Volcano Watch — Tech talk part 2: Schematic diagram of one HVO technician's position

Last week's "Volcano Watch" article introduced the role of "technician" at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). This week, we present the...

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June 30, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 30, 2020

No significant changes at Kīlauea's summit water lake

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June 25, 2020

Volcano Watch — Tech talk part 1: Electronic "doctor" tracks health of monitoring stations

As part of Volcano Awareness Month earlier this year, "Volcano Watch" featured five articles focused on different roles at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano...

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June 23, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 23, 2020

Continued slow rise of water in Halema‘uma‘u

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June 18, 2020

Volcano Watch — Extraordinary tenure ends for leader of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

The extraordinary leadership of Tina Neal as Scientist-in-Charge (SIC) of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) comes to an end this week, when...

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June 11, 2020

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s 1952 summit eruption ended a long period of inactivity

On June 27, 1952, an eruption started at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, ending a period of quiescence that had lasted nearly 18 years.

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June 8, 2020

New resource on health hazards of volcanic and geothermal gases

The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) in cooperation with USGS, has released "The Health Hazards of Volcanic and Geothermal Gases...

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June 8, 2020

Updates to HVO's Kīlauea and Mauna Loa "Geology & History" Webpages

HVO has updated the Geology & History webpages for Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes. These pages now include maps and links to revised tables...

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June 4, 2020

Volcano Watch — The 1919–1920 Maunaiki eruption at Kīlauea Volcano

As many people have noted, the last global pandemic was raging one hundred years ago. Kīlauea was erupting 100 years ago, although it was certainly...

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June 1, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 1, 2020

Virtual flyover of Kīlauea summit

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May 29, 2020

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 29, 2020

Overflight of Kīlauea's summit

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May 28, 2020

Volcano Watch — New assessment of Kīlauea’s extreme SO2 emission rates in 2018

If you were around the Island of Hawai‘i—or even other Hawaiian Islands, or Guam!—between May and August of 2018, you likely know that Kīlauea’s lower...

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