Where can I find information about volcanoes in Alaska?
Alaska contains over 130 volcanoes and volcanic fields which have been active within the last two million years. Of these volcanoes more than 50 have been active within historical time (since about 1760, for Alaska).
Visit the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) for information on Alaska Volcanoes. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) covers volcanoes in Alaska from offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, and is a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.
Social media options include the USGS Volcanoes on Twitter
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Historically active volcanoes in Alaska - a quick reference
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Kristi L. Wallace, Robert G. McGimsey, Thomas P. Miller
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The 1980 cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens (Lipman and Mullineaux, 1981) in southwestern Washington ushered in a decade marked by more worldwide volcanic disasters and crises than any other in recorded history. Volcanoes killed more people (over 28,500) in the 1980's than during the 78 years following 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee (Martinique). Not surprisingly, volcanic phenomena and attend
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Filter Total Items: 14
Historically active volcanoes in Alaska - a quick reference
No abstract available.
Authors
Kristi L. Wallace, Robert G. McGimsey, Thomas P. Miller
Living with volcanoes
The 1980 cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens (Lipman and Mullineaux, 1981) in southwestern Washington ushered in a decade marked by more worldwide volcanic disasters and crises than any other in recorded history. Volcanoes killed more people (over 28,500) in the 1980's than during the 78 years following 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee (Martinique). Not surprisingly, volcanic phenomena and attend
Authors
Thomas L. Wright, Thomas C. Pierson