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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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February 27, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 27, 2004

Murky day near Pu`u `O`o

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February 26, 2004

Volcano Watch — Eruptions help cool interior of Earth—but there's a long way to go

People frequently ask, "What's with all these eruptions I hear about? Is volcanic activity increasing?" Indeed, a plot of reported eruptions over the...

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February 22, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 22, 2004

View of activity south of Pu`u `O`o

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February 20, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 20, 2004

Breakout and spatter cone

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February 19, 2004

Volcano Watch — Hawai'i Earthquake Machine Rumbles On

In 2003, the seismic data analysts at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) examined and archived 10,591 earthquakes on the...

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February 15, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 15, 2004

Incandescence at Pu`u `O`o on a Sunday morning

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February 13, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 13, 2004

Outside of Pu`u `O`o

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February 12, 2004

Volcano Watch — HVO Science Fair Award winners shine

Last week, the judging phase of the Hawai`i District Science Fair was completed and the awards given to deserving young scientists. The staff at the...

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February 5, 2004

Volcano Watch — New staff member at HVO

Any institution, whether commercial, academic, or governmental, requires novel ideas to thrive. Fresh ideas come from training, sudden insights (the...

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January 29, 2004

Volcano Watch — Pu`u `O`o throws yet another curve ball

As reported in the previous Volcano Watch, a new vent opened on the south flank of Pu`u `O`o two weeks ago, on Sunday, January 18. The behavior of the...

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January 27, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 27, 2004

Various goings on at Pu`u `O`o.

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January 22, 2004

Volcano Watch — Mother's Day came early this year—January 18, to be exact

If Pu`u `O`o were human, it would make a great baseball pitcher. It throws blazing fastballs, slow change-ups, and sharp curveballs that leave the...

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