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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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Volcano Watch — Volcanoes make headlines!

Volcano Watch — Volcanoes make headlines!

Kīlauea made the headlines once again last week with the threat of a summit eruption and a brief surge in activity that sent lava flows coursing down...

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Volcano Watch — What in the world is the Hilo Ridge?

Volcano Watch — What in the world is the Hilo Ridge?

Okay, all you Big Island residents, where is the Hilo Ridge? It stands nearly 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above its surroundings, is more than 50 km (30 mi)...

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Volcano Watch — Eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō marks 15th anniversary

Volcano Watch — Eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō marks 15th anniversary

Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō-Kupaianaha eruption on the east rift zone of Kīlauea Volcano. This is the longest lived rift...

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Volcano Watch — Long Valley: Another hotspot

Volcano Watch — Long Valley: Another hotspot

Last week at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, a special informational session was held to discuss the recent increased...

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Volcano Watch — Vents that roar

Volcano Watch — Vents that roar

During the past two weeks, many people have heard roaring noises from the area of Pu`u `O`o, the prominently fuming cinder-and-spatter cone 12 km...

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Volcano Watch — Communication is the name of the game

Volcano Watch — Communication is the name of the game

Five HVO scientists are in San Francisco this week, attending the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

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Volcano Watch — Lava diversion in Hawai‘i?

Volcano Watch — Lava diversion in Hawai‘i?

November has been a busy month historically for eruptions as well as earthquakes. Six historical eruptions have started in November on Kīlauea (1930...

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Volcano Watch — November earthquakes

Volcano Watch — November earthquakes

November is a month that always makes HVO seismologist Jennifer Nakata a little nervous. Nakata says her discomfort surfaces about this time each year...

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Volcano Watch — Lava tubes cool slowly

Volcano Watch — Lava tubes cool slowly

If the flow of lava in a tube ceased, how long would it take for the tube to cool? Does the temperature in a newly emptied tube drop by an equal...

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Volcano Watch — Worrying realistically

Volcano Watch — Worrying realistically

Whether the issue is big, little, real, or imagined, we all worry. Most of us would agree, though, that it is better to worry about things we can do...

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Volcano Watch — How does pahoehoe flow?

Volcano Watch — How does pahoehoe flow?

How do pahoehoe lavas flow? Over the years, many scientists have watched and measured active lava flows, and now we have a pretty good idea of the...

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Volcano Watch — The fall Vog season opens with symposia

Volcano Watch — The fall Vog season opens with symposia

Recently, fall "vog season" returned to east Hawai`i, ushered in with phone calls to the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)...

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