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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 29, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 29, 2019

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on November 28

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Volcano Watch — HVO scientists mentor STEM students at national conference to promote diversity

Volcano Watch — HVO scientists mentor STEM students at national conference to promote diversity

About a month ago, I attended the 2019 National Diversity in STEM Conference, an annual meeting organized by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 27, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 27, 2019

Reconnaissance videos taken prior to the October 26 water sampling mission

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 22, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 22, 2019

HVO field engineers install new telemetry hub

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Volcano Watch — Hilo had a close call from the 1881 Mauna Loa lava flow

Volcano Watch — Hilo had a close call from the 1881 Mauna Loa lava flow

Over the last two centuries, six lava flows erupted from Mauna Loa's Northeast Rift Zone and advanced toward Hilo.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 21, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 21, 2019

Continued slow rise of water level at bottom of Halema‘uma‘u

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 20, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 20, 2019

Monitoring gases and investigating thermal areas.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - November 19, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Mauna Loa - November 19, 2019

 

A dusting of snow on Mauna Loa summit

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Volcano Watch — Pondering the pond: what Halema‘uma‘u water chemistry tells us

Volcano Watch — Pondering the pond: what Halema‘uma‘u water chemistry tells us

In the tradition of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) founder Thomas Jaggar's innovative field methods, HVO recently used a cutting-edge technique to...

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USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.9 earthquake southwest of Laupāhoehoe, Hawai‘i

USGS HVO Press Release — Magnitude-4.9 earthquake southwest of Laupāhoehoe, Hawai‘i

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.9 earthquake on Monday, November 11, just before 6:36 a.m. HST...

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Volcano Watch — Hawaii State Department of Health updates Ambient Air Quality Data website

Volcano Watch — Hawaii State Department of Health updates Ambient Air Quality Data website

Information about air quality is important to Hawaii residents, particularly those living on the Island of Hawai‘i, where volcanic activity can lead...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 5, 2019

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - November 5, 2019

More videos of the October 26 water sampling mission

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