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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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February 12, 2015

Volcano Watch — Deformation specialist changes the shape of HVO for the better

In the 10 years since Mike Poland joined the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff, he has accomplished a tremendous amount of research, mentored a...

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February 11, 2015

USGS HVO Press Release — New Study Looks at How People Cope with Vog

SLAND OF HAWAI‘I, Hawaii—A new study to examine how people who live downwind of Kīlauea Volcano cope with volcanic gas emissions, or vog, is currently...

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February 10, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 10, 2015

Active breakouts continue upslope of stalled flow front

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February 9, 2015

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Southwest of Kīlauea Summit

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.3 earthquakelocated beneath Kīlauea Volcano on the Island of...

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February 5, 2015

Volcano Watch — The June 27th lava flow: It's more than just a flow front

Daily reports on the June 27th lava flow posted by Hawai‘i County Civil Defense and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) always include an...

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February 5, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 5, 2015

Active breakouts persist upslope of stalled flow front

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January 29, 2015

Volcano Watch — HVO welcomes new staff scientist Ingrid Johanson

Over the past several weeks, our Volcano Watch articles have highlighted the methods used by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists to...

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January 29, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 29, 2015

Active breakouts persist upslope of stalled flow front

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January 26, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 26, 2015

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January 22, 2015

Volcano Watch — Monitoring lava flows with boots on the ground and eyes in the sky

This month, our Volcano Watch articles are focusing on how the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitors Kīlauea's June 27th lava flow. Last...

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January 22, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 22, 2015

Sluggish breakouts persist near leading tip of the June 27th flow

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January 21, 2015

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 21, 2015

Sluggish activity at leading tip of the flow

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