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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 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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February 1, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 1, 2014

Typical spattering activity at the summit lava lake.

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January 30, 2014

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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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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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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January 23, 2014

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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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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January 16, 2014

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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January 9, 2014

Volcano Watch — Exploring the deep source of Hawaiian volcanoes

Welcome to Hawai‘i Island's 5th annual Volcano Awareness Month!

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January 9, 2014

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 9, 2014

Kahauale‘a 2 flow still advancing through forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

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January 8, 2014

USGS HVO Press Release — Stories of lava flows and volcanic landscapes from Ka‘ū to North Kona featured in public talk

Hawai‘i ISLAND, Hawaii — The lava flows and volcanic landscapes along Mamalahoa and Queen Ka'ahumanu Highways, from Ka‘ū to North Kona, will be the...

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January 2, 2014

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea’s Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption still going after 31 years

On January 3, 2014, Kīlauea's Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption surpasses 31 years of activity. The ongoing eruption has evolved tremendously during its complex...

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