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Photo and Video Chronology – HVO scientists visit Halema‘uma‘u crater floor – April 21, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – HVO scientists visit Halema‘uma‘u crater floor – April 21, 2023

On the morning of April 21, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists visited the floor to document and sample deposits erupted by Kīlauea volcano...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea Seismic Imaging Project Begins – April 18, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea Seismic Imaging Project Begins – April 18, 2023

Fieldwork for the Kīlauea Seismic Imaging Project, which will provide a new detailed view of shallow subsurface structures and the magma system...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – April 14, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – April 14, 2023

HVO scientists visited the rim of Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. The summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano ended on March 7, 2023. No...

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Volcano Watch — Imaging the underground at Kīlauea’s summit

Volcano Watch — Imaging the underground at Kīlauea’s summit

Where is magma stored beneath the surface of Kīlauea and how is it transported to the places where eruptions occur? Scientists have hypothesized the...

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Volcano Watch — Pele’s hairs: a beautiful hazard on the Island of Hawaiʻi

Volcano Watch — Pele’s hairs: a beautiful hazard on the Island of Hawaiʻi

Shiny and elusive, featherlight and golden-brown. If poets were to write about rocks, I’m sure they would sing their praises of Pele’s hairs. Don’t be...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – March 14, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – March 14, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Volcano Watch — The missing slow slip events on Kīlauea’s south flank

Volcano Watch — The missing slow slip events on Kīlauea’s south flank

Over the past two decades, both scientists and members of the public have anticipated the occurrence of slow slip events (SSEs) on Kīlauea’s south...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 17, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 17, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 12, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 12, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 2, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – February 2, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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Volcano Watch — Deep electrical studies of Kīlauea complete the circuit in 2023

Volcano Watch — Deep electrical studies of Kīlauea complete the circuit in 2023

This new year is the final year of Kīlauea volcano projects funded by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (H.R...

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Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 31, 2023

Photo and Video Chronology – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory – January 31, 2023

HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with...

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