Introduction -- Global distribution of active volcanoes / Elizabeth Cottrell -- Basaltic lava flow hazard / Andrew J. L. Harris -- Impacts from volanic ash fall / Thomas M. Wilson, Susanna Jenkins, ...

The committee hopes that if a major eruption were to occur in the United States in the year 2010, the USGS VHP would be prepared to respond in a manner more similar to Prologue 2 than to Prologue 1.

Volcanic eruptions result from the ascent of magma from subsurface reservoirs to the Earth’s surface, where variations in pressure and volatile content determine whether eruptions are effusive or ...

Geological experts discussed how the IAEA helps countries enhance the safety of nuclear installations against earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, forest fires and floods at the recent the International ...

The “moderately explosive eruption” of the Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday afternoon may be followed by ash emissions or similar short-lived explosive eruptions that could pose risks within its ...

This chapter summarizes the principal conclusions and recommendations developed elsewhere in this report. Major conclusions are printed in italics and recommendations in bold. Basic research in the ...