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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 - February 9, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 9, 2014

Time-lapse sequence of Halema‘uma‘u degassing plume

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 20, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 20, 2014

Kahauale‘a 2 flow still active northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 7, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 7, 2014

Lava flows remain active northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, and a lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

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Volcano Watch — The "official" month ends, but volcano awareness continues

Volcano Watch — The "official" month ends, but volcano awareness continues

The staff of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) sends a big "mahalo" to everyone who attended our public presentations during Hawai‘i Island...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 2, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 2, 2014

Satellite image shows Kīlauea's activity from summit to east rift zone.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 1, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 1, 2014

Typical spattering activity at the summit lava lake.

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Volcano Watch — How do we "account" for a volcano's magma budget?

Volcano Watch — How do we "account" for a volcano's magma budget?

We conclude our Volcano Awareness Month series on the important questions about how Hawaiian volcanoes work with an article on monitoring volcanic...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - January 28, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - January 28, 2014

Video of winter storm at the summit of Mauna Loa.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 24, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 24, 2014

Brief interruption to Kahauale‘a 2 flow advance; spattering lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Typical fluctuations in Halema‘uma‘u lava lake level.

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Volcano Watch — Slip-sliding away—Disassembling Hawaiian volcanoes

Volcano Watch — Slip-sliding away—Disassembling Hawaiian volcanoes

In our January Volcano Watch articles during Hawai‘i Island's 5th annual Volcano Awareness Month, we are exploring important questions about how...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 21, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 21, 2014

Video of lava lake spattering at Halema‘uma‘u Crater.

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Volcano Watch — Assembling Hawai‘i Island's volcanoes: Does size really matter?

Volcano Watch — Assembling Hawai‘i Island's volcanoes: Does size really matter?

In this second of four Volcano Watch articles addressing the "big" questions faced by volcanologists studying Hawaiian volcanoes today, we will focus...

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