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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 5, 2018

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 5, 2018

Scattered breakouts remain active on the coastal plain and upper 61g flow field
 

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Volcano Watch — The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory looks forward to 2018

Volcano Watch — The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory looks forward to 2018

With the Wolf Moon illuminating Kīlauea Caldera from above and the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake glowing below, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 29, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 29, 2017

Episode 61g breakouts continue near the base of the pali

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Volcano Watch — Happy birthday Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō! A look back at what happened in 2017

Volcano Watch — Happy birthday Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō! A look back at what happened in 2017

On January 3, 2018, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone reaches its 35th birthday. 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 21, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 21, 2017

Channelized breakouts on the pali

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Volcano Watch — Evolving tube network blocked and diverted lava from the Kamokuna delta

Volcano Watch — Evolving tube network blocked and diverted lava from the Kamokuna delta

Lava erupting from the active vent on the east flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has not entered the ocean or reached the Kamokuna lava delta during the past month...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 15, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 15, 2017

Recent collapses into Kīlauea's summit lava lake

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Volcano Watch — Progress can be slow but adds up

Volcano Watch — Progress can be slow but adds up

Where do we stand today with big-picture knowledge of Kīlauea and Mauna Loa acquired in the past few decades?

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 12, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 12, 2017

Clear views at Kīlauea's summit and East Rift Zone eruptions

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Volcano Watch — January is Volcano Awareness Month on the Island of Hawai‘i

Volcano Watch — January is Volcano Awareness Month on the Island of Hawai‘i

January 2018 is Hawai‘i Island's 9th annual Volcano Awareness Month. 

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 6, 2017

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - December 6, 2017

61g breakouts on coastal plain

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Volcano Watch — Did aerial bombing stop the 1935 Mauna Loa lava flow?

Volcano Watch — Did aerial bombing stop the 1935 Mauna Loa lava flow?

A widely-held belief is that Thomas Jaggar, founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, was able to stop a Mauna Loa lava flow in 1935. But is it...

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