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Gas Geochemistry and the USAID-USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program

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The purpose of the USAID USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program is to make sure that volcanic eruptions don't become volcanic disasters. VDAP’s focus is to support volcano observatories through a combination of in-country or virtual support during volcanic eruptions or unrest and long-term capacity building through donations and training.

Volcanoes are complicated. They all behave in slightly different ways. It’s useful to be able to look at different aspects of what’s going on and put the information together to come up with an understanding of what’s happening. In this video, VDAP scientists Jake Lowenstern, Heather Wright, Peter Kelly, and Christoph Kern talk about their work and the many different ways they support the global volcanological community.

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