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The USGS Volcano Observatories host videos, photos, web camera views, and sometimes podcasts to share visual and audio information about volcanic eruptions and volcanic processes. 

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USGS Volcano Observatories Multimedia

Check out the photos, videos, webcams, and other multimedia from the USGS Volcano Observatories. 

Images

lava fountain at the summit of Kīlauea
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Kīlauea summit eruption - September 11, 2023
lava fountains at the summit of Kīlauea
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Kīlauea summit eruption - September 11, 2023
lava fountains at the summit of Kīlauea
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Kīlauea summit eruption - September 11, 2023
lava fountains at the summit of Kīlauea with black and glowing lava in the foreground
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Kīlauea summit eruption - September 11, 2023
lava fountain at the summit of Kīlauea
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Kīlauea summit eruption - September 11, 2023
lava fountain at the summit of Kīlauea
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Kīlauea summit eruption - September 11, 2023
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Videos

Steamboat. Losing Steam? link
Steamboat: Losing steam?
Color photograph of volcano link
Mauna Loa 2022 Eruption Anniversary (AD)
Color photograph of volcano link
Mauna Loa 2022 Eruption Anniversary
View of steep lava mountain with title text and description. link
Lava Onion? Lava flows - peeling back the layers (Yellowstone Volcano Update - November 2023)
A rocky cap on a mountain, with text overlay reading "Tuff Time: Mystery of disappearing deposits" link
TUFF TIME: Mystery of disappearing deposits (Yellowstone Volcano Update - October 2023)
Lava erupting from the caldera link
Lava fountaining continues at Kīlauea summit - September 13, 2023
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Audio

Kīlauea's Summit Vent Churns and Pops as Rocks Fall Into the Lava L...
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Lava lake activity from inside Halema`uma`u Crater
CoreFacts
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How far did the ash from Mount St. Helens travel?
USGS
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Where did the name "Mount St. Helens" come from?
USGS CoreCast
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Dramatic Developments at Kilauea Volcano
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Webcams

static image Mount St. Helens looking south from the north of the volcano
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Johnston Ridge Observatory, Mount St. Helens
Webcam image view of volcano flank
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[HLcam] Live Image of Mauna Loa's northwest flank from Hualālai volcano
Live webcam view of lava erupting from Mauna Loa volcano
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[MK2cam] Mauna Loa's Summit and Northeast Rift Zone from Mauna Kea
Webcam image view of volcanic vent in summit crater
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[V1] Kīlauea caldera views
This image is from a temporary research camera positioned just south of Puʻu ʻŌʻō, looking north at the southern flank of Puʻ
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[PScam] Puʻu ʻŌʻō South Flank from the South Rim
Webcam image view of volcano rift zone
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[MKcam]: Mauna Loa's Summit and Northeast Rift Zone from Mauna Kea
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