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Volcano Watch — Do Hawaiian eruptions pose a threat to aircraft?

Volcano Watch — Do Hawaiian eruptions pose a threat to aircraft?

As we work to increase monitoring capabilities on our restless neighbor Mauna Loa Volcano, our colleagues at the The threat posed by ash injected into...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 25, 2014

Lava resurfaces along crack, continues advancing through thick forest

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 22, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 22, 2014

June 27th lava flow continues advancing northeast, with a portion entering a deep crack

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Southwest of Moloka`i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Southwest of Moloka`i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquakelocated southwest of the Island of Moloka‘i on...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Kīlauea lava flow northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō a potential concern

USGS HVO Press Release — Kīlauea lava flow northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō a potential concern

ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I, Hawaii—The June 27th lava flow, named for the date it began erupting, continues to advance to the northeast of its vent on the...

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Volcano Watch — How do volcanoes affect the weather and climate?

Volcano Watch — How do volcanoes affect the weather and climate?

Before Tropical Storm Iselle's landfall on August 7, conventional wisdom among many residents was that the Island of Hawai‘i is immune to hurricanes...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Critical Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Recovered after Tropical Storm Iselle

USGS HVO Press Release — Critical Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Recovered after Tropical Storm Iselle

ISLAND OF HAWAI‘I, Hawaii— As of Wednesday afternoon, August 13, all power issues were resolved and the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 14, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 14, 2014

June 27 lava flow remains active in forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — University of Hawai‘i students complete summer internships at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Volcano Watch — University of Hawai‘i students complete summer internships at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

This week, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) bids aloha to two interns, Pua Pali and Greg Javar, who gained first-hand experience monitoring...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 12, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 12, 2014

June 27 flow continues advancing through forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Automated Volcanic-Gas Sniffer Installed at Mammoth Mountain Fumarole

Automated Volcanic-Gas Sniffer Installed at Mammoth Mountain Fumarole

In July 2014, USGS Scientists Peter Kelly (Cascades Volcano Observatory) and Stuart Wilkinson (California Volcano Observatory) installed an automated...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 10, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 10, 2014

Lava lake activity continues in Halema‘uma‘u Crater

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