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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 - 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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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 12, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 12, 2015

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — What’s happening at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō?

Volcano Watch — What’s happening at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō?

A lot has changed over the past year on Kīlauea Volcano. One year ago, the June 27th flow was threatening to cross Pāhoa Village Road and, potentially...

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Volcano Watch — Puna Resiliency Block Party affirms value of lava flow community meetings

Volcano Watch — Puna Resiliency Block Party affirms value of lava flow community meetings

One year ago, the now infamous June 27th lava flow was headed toward the middle of Pāhoa and threatening to cross the main village road and cut off...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 28, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 28, 2015

Halema‘uma‘u during October 16 lightning storm

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 23, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 23, 2015

Scattered breakouts persist northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Volcano Watch — Researchers Record Slow, Unsteady Movement on the South Flank of Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — Researchers Record Slow, Unsteady Movement on the South Flank of Kīlauea

It happened again. Did you notice? Last week a portion of Kīlauea Volcano's south flank slowly slipped seaward. Its movement is part of a recurring...

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Volcano Watch — Geologic mapping looks to the past to reveal the future

Volcano Watch — Geologic mapping looks to the past to reveal the future

Geologic mapping is considered by some to be "old school" science. By current standards, there's certainly nothing glitzy or high tech about walking...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 14, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 14, 2015

Several small collapses as summit lava lake slowly drops

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