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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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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 5, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 5, 2015

Active breakouts persist upslope of stalled flow front

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Volcano Watch — HVO welcomes new staff scientist Ingrid Johanson

Volcano Watch — HVO welcomes new staff scientist Ingrid Johanson

Over the past several weeks, our Volcano Watch articles have highlighted the methods used by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists to...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 29, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 29, 2015

Active breakouts persist upslope of stalled flow front

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 26, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 26, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 26, 2015

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Volcano Watch — Monitoring lava flows with boots on the ground and eyes in the sky

Volcano Watch — Monitoring lava flows with boots on the ground and eyes in the sky

This month, our Volcano Watch articles are focusing on how the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitors Kīlauea's June 27th lava flow. Last...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 22, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 22, 2015

Sluggish breakouts persist near leading tip of the June 27th flow

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 21, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 21, 2015

Sluggish activity at leading tip of the flow

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Volcano Watch — Satellites are now an essential tool for tracking lava flows

Volcano Watch — Satellites are now an essential tool for tracking lava flows

As part of Volcano Awareness Month, our January Volcano Watch articles are addressing how the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) responds to...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 13, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 13, 2015

Active breakouts persist upslope of stalled flow tip

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Volcano Watch — Communicating information during a lava flow crisis

Volcano Watch — Communicating information during a lava flow crisis

January 2015 marks the 6th annual Volcano Awareness Month on the Island of Hawai‘i.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2015

Kīlauea's East Rift Zone lava flow still active

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Volcano Watch — Plumbing the depths of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Volcano Watch — Plumbing the depths of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

January 3, 2015, marks the 32nd anniversary of the ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone. Over that time, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has...

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