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A lava lake present within the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent during the past week rose and fell slightly during the week in response to a series of large deflation-inflation cycles.

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On March 2, the last occupied house—protected for decades by a large `a`a flow that repeatedly diverted subsequent flows away from it—was finally consumed by lava.

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The lava lake in Halemaumau Crater rose and fell slightly during the week in response to a series of large deflation-inflation cycles.

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Southerly winds afforded a rare view of the south side of the Overlook vent in Halemaumau Crater, within Kilauea’s caldera.

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Faults on the south part of the Island of Hawai`i are subject to forces arising from the movement of magma and forces arising from gravitational breakdown of its volcanoes.

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On Kilauea`s east rift zone, surface lava flows were advancing slowly down the pali over the past week. As of Thursday, March 1, flows were active in the middle part of Royal Gardens subdivision.

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The lava lake, which is normally about 330–410 ft below the floor of Halemaumau Crater, rose and fell slightly during the week in response to a series of large deflation-inflation cycles.

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A lava lake present within the Halemaumau Overlook vent during the past week resulted in night-time glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum overlook.

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has renewed a disaster declaration for Hawaii Island due to volcanic emissions from Kilauea volcano. The declaration is in response to a request from Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Dec. 27, 2011, citing continued agricultural production losses caused by vog. The federal declaration allows Hawaii County agricultural producers [...]

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On Kilauea’s east rift zone, surface lava flows were active in the upper part of the flow field, about 4.5–6 km (3–4 miles) southeast of Pu‘u ‘O‘o, over the past week. Aerial video footage of the active flow.

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The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite observed Kilauea volcano on January 28, 2012.

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The public is invited to learn about Kīlauea’s volcanic gases and vog (volcanic air pollution) in an “After Dark in the Park” program at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Tues., Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.

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