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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 - January 2, 2016

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 2, 2016

Rockfall triggers small explosive event in Halema‘uma‘u lava lake

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Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption turns 33!

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone eruption turns 33!

What do actor Mel Gibson, football quarterback Eli Manning, and Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing East Rift Zone eruption at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō have in common? They...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 30, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 30, 2015

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; some activity at forest boundary

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Volcano Watch — HVO scientists participate in the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

Volcano Watch — HVO scientists participate in the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

Last week, nearly 24,000 scientists from the U.S. and abroad met in San Francisco for the American Geophysical Union's 2015 Fall Meeting, the largest...

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Volcano Watch — Volcano awareness: An important quest for Island of Hawai‘i residents

Volcano Watch — Volcano awareness: An important quest for Island of Hawai‘i residents

This time last year, Kīlauea Volcano's lava flow was threatening Pāhoa. Today, the immediate danger to Puna communities no longer exists, but lava...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 17, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 17, 2015

November 25 breakout advances; New vent opens on northeast flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — What is a volcano?

Volcano Watch — What is a volcano?

Many readers know that the Island of Hawai‘i is made of five volcanoes—Kīlauea, Mauna Loa, Hualālai, Mauna Kea, and Kohala.

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Volcano Watch — Recent Books Highlight Advances in Understanding Hawaiian Volcanism

Volcano Watch — Recent Books Highlight Advances in Understanding Hawaiian Volcanism

Modern science could not exist without exchange of data and ideas. The exchange can be informal—at meetings and in casual conversations—or formal—in...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 3, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 3, 2015

Breakouts continue northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; November 25 breakout remains active

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Volcano Watch — Mount Fuji workshop focused on how to manage tourism on active volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Mount Fuji workshop focused on how to manage tourism on active volcanoes

In early November, volcano scientists from Hawai‘i, Chile, Indonesia, Italy, and Japan participated in a workshop at the Mount Fuji Research Institute...

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Volcano Watch — Rainbows on the ground: How satellite radar helps us monitor volcano deformation

Volcano Watch — Rainbows on the ground: How satellite radar helps us monitor volcano deformation

The surface of Kīlauea Volcano is rarely stationary. There are a variety of processes that each move or change the shape of the volcano and, when...

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Volcano Watch — Lava-loving ‘ōhi‘a lehua: A pioneer plant in peril

Volcano Watch — Lava-loving ‘ōhi‘a lehua: A pioneer plant in peril

One of the wondrous things about visiting a young lava flow on the Island of Hawai‘i is encountering the tenacious plant life that emerges from a...

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