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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 - November 22, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 22, 2016

Breakout from episode 61g vent

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Volcano Watch — Seabirds struggle for survival on Mauna Loa

Volcano Watch — Seabirds struggle for survival on Mauna Loa

High on the slopes of Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, a unique Hawaiian seabird struggles for survival. 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 13, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 13, 2016

Typical lava lake activity within Halema‘uma‘u

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Volcano Watch — New informational products offer guidance on living with vog in Hawaii

Volcano Watch — New informational products offer guidance on living with vog in Hawaii

For this winter's vog season, new resources are available to help people become familiar with, and minimize their exposure to, vog.

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Hazards associated with the Kamokuna ocean entry an ongoing concern

Hazards associated with the Kamokuna ocean entry an ongoing concern

People who venture too close to KILAUEA Volcano's Kamokuna ocean entry—by land or by sea—are at risk from multiple hazards associated with lava...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 9, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 9, 2016

Pele's hair provides clues about Kīlauea lava

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 4, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 4, 2016

Continued spattering in the summit lava lake

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Volcano Watch — Helicopter pilots and mechanics crucial for monitoring and observing active volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Helicopter pilots and mechanics crucial for monitoring and observing active volcanoes

Helicopter pilots and mechanics crucial for monitoring and observing active volcanoes.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 3, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 3, 2016

Beautiful weather at Kīlauea makes for spectacular views

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Volcano Watch — New techniques cement GPS as a critical tool for volcano monitoring

Volcano Watch — New techniques cement GPS as a critical tool for volcano monitoring

GPS is one of the primary tools we use to monitor ground motion and detect what's happening inside and around Hawaiian volcanoes.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 27, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 27, 2016

Cracks remind us that lava deltas can collapse without warning

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 25, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 25, 2016

East Kamokuna ocean entry still active; west entry inactive

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