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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 - November 14, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 14, 2003

Pu`u `O`o to rootless shield

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Volcano Watch — Treasures of the Deep Sea: Lo`ihi Hosts Hydrothermal Vents

Volcano Watch — Treasures of the Deep Sea: Lo`ihi Hosts Hydrothermal Vents

Energy from the sun supports most life on our planet, but far below the sea surface, another, less obvious energy source pumps heat and life-giving...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 7, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 7, 2003

Gloomy views near rootless shields

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Volcano Watch — How does HVO watch the eruption?

Volcano Watch — How does HVO watch the eruption?

Kīlauea's eruption is 24/7; it needs no sleep, takes no days off, and cares not if rain is falling in buckets. HVO's staff is not 24/7; it needs sleep...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 5, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 5, 2003

Continued activity at and near Pu`u `O`o

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 31, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 31, 2003

Halloween at Pu`u `O`o

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Volcano Watch — Scientists Meet to Discuss Hazardous California Volcano

Volcano Watch — Scientists Meet to Discuss Hazardous California Volcano

Two weeks ago, scientists from around the world came together to discuss past and future research on an important, but little known, volcano. Long...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 28, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 28, 2003

Early morning spatter in West Gap Pit, and a few aerials

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 24, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 24, 2003

Birth of twin "carlitos," and views of Pu`u `O`o crater

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Volcano Watch — Can we predict the next "big" one?

Volcano Watch — Can we predict the next "big" one?

On November 29, 1975, the latest magnitude-7 earthquake in Hawai`i struck near Kalapana, causing a tsunami that killed two campers at Halape and...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 17, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 17, 2003

Pu`u `O`o crater and hissing hornitos

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Volcano Watch — Kamehameha V comes to the rescue in 1868

Volcano Watch — Kamehameha V comes to the rescue in 1868

We're accustomed to seeing news stories about natural disasters around the world where either national or international aid agencies come to the...

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