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Volcanic features

Features formed from those igneous rocks that have reached or nearly reached the Earth's surface before solidifying. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]

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Lava fields (4 items)
Volcanoes (51 items)

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Volcano Hazards Program [More info]: Homepage for USGS Volcano Hazards Program with feature stories, and links to worldwide volcano updates, volcanic hazards, reducing volcanic risk, USGS international programs, and resources such as educator's page, videos, and online reports.
Geologic history of Long Valley Caldera and the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain, California [More info]: Summarizes the geologic and volcanic activity of the Long Valley Caldera and Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain in east central California.
Monitoring data of the Long Valley caldera and Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain, California [More info]: Describes the monitoring effort and provides real-time data of the current restless activity of the caldera, including earthquakes, ground deformation, and release of volcanic gas and plus link to volcano monitoring techniques.
Airborne Volcanic Ash - A Global Threat to Aviation [More info]: Explains the problem, describes procedures used to cope with it, ways of monitoring and detecting hazardous conditions, and warning systems currently available to help mitigate the dangers.
Devils Postpile National Park geologic story [More info]: Site has links to Devils Postpile's geologic history, rocks and minerals, geologic time, geologic maps.
Encounters of aircraft with volcanic ash clouds; A compilation of known incidents, 1953-2009 [More info]: Of 129 reported incidents, 94 are confirmed ash encounters, 79 of which entailed airframe or engine damage; 20 are low-severity events involving suspected ash or gas clouds; for 15 the data are insufficient to assess severity.
Geologic hazards at volcanoes [More info]: Poster diagram showing the various hazards that accompany volcanic activity as they relate to the structure of the volcano.
Potential hazards from future volcanic eruptions in the Long Valley -- Mono Lake Area, California [More info]: An introduction to the volcano hazards in the Long Valley area based on the past geologic history of the Long Valley Caldera and the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.
This dynamic planet: World map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics [More info]: Online world map with booklet (PDF format) giving an account of plate tectonics, volcanology, earthquake activity, and impact craters.
Volcano and hydrologic hazards, features, and terminology [More info]: Links to explanations of volcanic hazards and features and to a glossary of volcano terminology.

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