PubTalk 2/2018 — USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

Title: The USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory - Research, monitoring, and the science of preparing society for low-probability, high-consequence events

• Volcanoes in the Cascade Range erupt twice per century on average, with eruptions often lasting for years.
• Although eruptions are generally not as high-consequence as large earthquakes, they are still high-consequence events.
• When a volcano wakes up there can be intense public interest - which requires crisis management, even if the eruption is small.