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Volcano Hazards Program

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There are about 160 potentially active volcanoes in the U.S. The mission of the USGS Volcano Hazards Program is to enhance public safety and minimize social and economic disruption from volcanic unrest and eruption through our National Volcano Early Warning System. We deliver forecasts, warnings, and information about volcano hazards based on a scientific understanding of volcanic behavior.

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Volcano Activity Notifications

Ash-rich plume rises out of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, Kilauea Volcano Hawaiʻi

USGS Volcano Observatories release regular updates and notifications to communicate increases or decreases in volcanic activity and explain unusual or hazardous circumstances. 

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Volcano Hazards Assessments

Mount Rainier seen from Puyallup, Washington

Long-term hazards assessments identify locations at risk from volcanic hazards. They are released as high-resolution hazards-zonation maps with accompanying explanations, which help guide eruption preparedness plans.

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U.S. Volcano Observatories

Volcano Observatory staff monitor, research, and issue formal notices of activity for volcanoes in assigned geographic areas. Scientists also assess volcano hazards and work with communities to prepare for volcanic eruptions.

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Volcano Watch — From aloha to talofa: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors American Samoa

Volcano Watch — From aloha to talofa: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors American Samoa

Volcano Watch — The ups and downs of episode forecasting using tilt data

Volcano Watch — The ups and downs of episode forecasting using tilt data

Photo & Video Chronology — Halemaʻumaʻu overflight and maps of new activity, Kīlauea summit

Photo & Video Chronology — Halemaʻumaʻu overflight and maps of new activity, Kīlauea summit

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dMODELS, a MATLAB software package for modeling crustal deformation near volcanic centers and active faults using Global Navigation Satellite System data—User guide dMODELS, a MATLAB software package for modeling crustal deformation near volcanic centers and active faults using Global Navigation Satellite System data—User guide

dMODELS is a MATLAB software package that implements the most common analytical models used to interpret deformation measurements near faults and active volcanic centers. This manual focuses on inversion of deformation data from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The included case studies emphasize the GNSS inversion component of the software. Source models include...
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Maurizio Battaglia, Deja Celestine, D. Sarah Stamps
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Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Methodology for quantitative spatial sensitivity analysis of volcanic geodetic networks Methodology for quantitative spatial sensitivity analysis of volcanic geodetic networks

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Emily K. Montgomery-Brown
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Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

The eruptive behavior of distributed volcanism forming low shield edifices—A case study of Sentinel-Arlington volcanic field, U.S.A. The eruptive behavior of distributed volcanism forming low shield edifices—A case study of Sentinel-Arlington volcanic field, U.S.A.

Distributed volcanic fields are present in various tectonic settings worldwide, and their characteristics reflect differing influences from magmatic and tectonic processes. In the southwestern United States alone, there are 37 Quaternary distributed volcanic fields. After the primary period of extensional tectonics in the southern Basin and Range 15–5 million years ago, the Sentinel...
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Jisoo Kim, J. Ramón Arrowsmith, Amanda B. Clarke, Kurt Roggensack, Steven Semken, Kara Brugman
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