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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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January 20, 2005

Volcano Watch — First photograph of Kīlauea volcano in the 60s

Sometimes you just don't know what you're going to find, and when you do find it, you're not quite sure what it is.

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January 18, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 18, 2005

Headed toward Highcastle

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January 13, 2005

Volcano Watch — 2004's earthquakes in review

Along with the rest of the world, we at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiʻian Volcano Observatory continue to follow the aftermath of the great...

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January 6, 2005

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 6, 2005

MLK to far west arm

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January 6, 2005

Volcano Watch — Surviving a Tsunami

With great sorrow and shock, the world is bearing witness to the horrendous effects of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean...

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December 30, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 30, 2004

Murky day as 2004 staggers to its end

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December 29, 2004

Volcano Watch — Volcanic gas measurements on Mauna Loa are an expanded challenge

Several recent Volcano Watch articles have discussed the difficult nature of making specific eruption predictions about Mauna Loa, the largest volcano...

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December 22, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 22, 2004

Breakout details, west arm of PKK flow

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December 22, 2004

Volcano Watch — All basalts are not born equal?

Recently, an important volcanological meeting of minds took place in Pucon, Chile. It was the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry...

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December 17, 2004

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 15-17, 2004

On-again off-again ocean entry

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December 15, 2004

Volcano Watch — New instruments on Mauna Loa detect changing inflation

In early December every year, thousands of earth scientists gather in San Francisco to present and discuss their latest findings. This meeting is...

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December 9, 2004

Volcano Watch — Seasonal surprises are not only in Santa's realm

As winter solstice draws near, the seasonal tradition of illuminating this darkest time of year becomes more obvious. Already many homes, shops, and...

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