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A black-and-white stereograph photo pair shows a horse-drawn cart advancing toward the photographer on a muddy dirt road. In the middle ground, an early-20th century hotel is flanked by other small shops and a single telegraph pole. In the background, a double-peaked snow clad mountain rises high above the town, faded with distance.

How tall are you really? Establishing Mount Shasta's summit elevation in the 20th century

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Mount Vesuvius behind city of Naples, Italy

Living with active volcanoes in the back yard of the Naples metropolitan area in Italy

Data Release
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Chronology of recent volcanic activity on the Island of Hawai‘i, Hawaii

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PubTalk-11/2023: Six Eruptions at Two Volcanoes Over the Past Three Years

Interviews
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Earth History of the National Capital Region – Volcanoes, Earthquakes & Dinosaurs… Oh My!

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Volcanic-hazards assessments; past, present, and future

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Michelle L. Coombs, Ph.D.

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Geologists would even date charcoal to reveal volcano secrets...

Volcano Watch — Geologists would even date charcoal to reveal volcano secrets

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Volcanic threat assessment helps prioritize risk reduction efforts at U.S. volcanoes

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USGS HVO Press Release — Mauna Loa: How well do you know the volcano in your backyard?

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Stratigraphic framework of Holocene volcaniclastic deposits, Akutan Volcano, east-central Aleutian Islands, Alaska

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Kellie Wall, Ph.D.

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Tim Orr

Tim R. Orr

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USGS

Volcano Watch — Kīlauea eruption status, October 13, 1995

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Digital geologic map data for Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska

Photography
KAMAKAIA Hills: what are they and why are they there?...

KAMAKAIA Hills: what are they and why are they there?

Presentations and Events

Mitigating Hazards at Cascade Range Volcanoes

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Drew Downs

Drew T. Downs

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Between Mount St. Helens and the world: How the U.S. Geological Survey provided news-media information on the 1980 volcanic eruptions

Presentations and Events
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One Way to Develop a Geologic Hazards Program: Lessons Learned and Anecdotes

Presentations and Events

The Volcano Disaster Assistance Program in 2021

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California’s potential volcanic hazards

Presentations and Events

Volcano Hazard Maps: Past, Present, and Future

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Eruptive history and geochronology of Mount Mazama and the Crater Lake region, Oregon

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USGS

Volcano Watch — O‘ahu, Ni‘ihau, and Kaua‘i

Presentations and Events

Mount St. Helens—Lives Changed, Lessons Learned, Legacies of 1980

Presentations and Events

USGS Volcano Observatories in 2020: Past 10 Years; The Future

Presentations and Events

Mount St. Helens Rocked Our World! What we've learned since 1980.

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Mammoth Mountain (USGS photo, Mangan)...

Young and Old Volcanoes in Eastern California: New Map, Report and Public Events

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Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu