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Mount St. Helens
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory - Mount St. Helens

• Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
  "'Live' view from Johnston Ridge Observatory, updated every 5 minutes."

Mount St. Helens Seismicity Information
Includes latest earthquakes at Mount St. Helens and Press Releases.
- The Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network
University of Washington, Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences

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Volcano World
"The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web"
Sections include: Current Eruptions ; Volcanoes ; Mt. St. Helens ; Ask A Volcanologist ; Volcano Adventures ; Interviews ; Teaching & Learning ; Kid's Door ; Volcano Workshops ; Volcano Mall ; Today in Volcano History.
- University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

Alaska Volcano Observatory - AVO - (dead link)
"...is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAFGI), and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS). AVO was formed in 1988, and uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards to life and property."

• Catalog of Historically Active Volcanoes of Alaska - (dead link)
  "By T.P. Miller, R.G. McGimsey, D.H. Richter, J.R. Riehle, C.J. Nye, M.E. Yount, and J.A. Dumoulin. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 98-582, 104 pages, 102 figures. Alaska Volcano Observatory, Alaska, 1998."

[Canada] Natural Resources Canada

• Volcanoes of Canada - (dead link)
  "Use this site as a resource to learn more about Canadian volcanoes and volcanology. Get introductory information, learn about types of volcanoes and eruptions, their hazards, how they are monitored, what we do about them, and how to become a volcanologist. Explore our database of more than 200 Canadian volcanic features via our Volcano Map or the Catalogue of Canadian Volcanoes."

Earthscope - (dead link)
"...to apply modern observational, analytical and telecommunications technologies to investigate the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the physical processes controlling earthquakes and volcanic eruptions."

[Hawai'i] USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Sections include: Kilauea ; Mauna Loa ; Earthquakes ; Other Volcanoes ; Volcanic Hazards.

• Earthquakes in Hawai'i

How Volcanoes Work
"This website is an educational resource that describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes. The site is sponsored by NASA under the auspices of Project ALERT (Augmented Learning Environment and Renewable Teaching). It is intended for the education of pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and university students of geology and volcanology."

[Japan] University of Tokyo - Volcano Research Center - (dead link)

• Current Eruptions in Japan - (dead link)

[Japan] Volcanological Society of Japan - (dead link)

Monitoreo y Vigilancia del Volc·n PopocatÈpetl
"Realizada en conjunto con los Institutos de GeofÌsica e IngenierÌa de la UNAM y con la colaboraciÛn del U.S. Geological Survey.
Mexican Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED)

[Mount St. Helens] USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory - Mount St. Helens

• Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
  "'Live' view from Johnston Ridge Observatory, updated every 5 minutes."
• Eruption 2004 to Current
• Rebuilding Mount St. Helens
  "Vertical aerial photographs document dome growth and glacier deformation. These photographs enabled photogrammetric construction of a series of high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) showing changes from October 4, 2004 to February 9, 2006."
  Schilling, et. al., 2006.

[Mount St. Helens] Mount St. Helens Seismicity Information
Includes latest earthquakes at Mount St. Helens and Press Releases.

[Mount St. Helens] Mount St. Helens: Eruption and Current Events

[Mount St. Helens] Mount St. Helens Blast Zone Recovery - (dead link)

National Academy Press (free online versions)

• Mount Rainer: Active Cascade Volcano
  U.S. Geodynamics Committee, National Research Council, 1994.
• The Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Columbia, South America, November 13, 1985
  Committee on Natural Disasters, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, National Research Council, 1991.

PBS - NOVA - Volcano Above the Clouds (November 2003)
"Join a scientific expedition to the glacier-capped summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain."
Sections include: Vanishing Into Thin Air [re: Kilimanjaro's shrinking glaciers] ; Tour Kilimanjaro ; The Seven Summits ; Mountain Weather ; Links & Books ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS - NOVA - Volcano's Deadly Warning (November 2002)
"In January 1993, six scientists and three hikers were scalded and crushed to death when they ventured into the smoking mouth of the active volcano Galeras in Colombia, confident that no eruption was imminent. This program tells the gripping story of this controversial field trip and the quest to predict when volcanoes will blow."
Companion website to the TV broadcast.
Sections include: Volcanoes Talking (Bernard Chouet) ; Emergency Response Team ; Anatomy of a Volcano ; Seismic Signals ; Program Transcript ; Teacher's Guide ; Links & Books.

U.S. Geological Survey

• Volcanoes

• Volcanoes of the United States
• Volcano Hazards Program
  • Volcanic and Seismic Hazards on the Island of Hawaii
    Online Edition of print version first printed 1990 and revised 1992, 1997.
• Cascades Volcano Observatory
  • Bibliography of Literature from 1990-1997 Pertaining to Holocene and Holocene and Fumarolic Pleistocene Volcanoes of Alaska, Canada, and the Conterminous United States
    U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-017. "This report is only available on the web."
    By Christopher J. Harpel and John W. Ewert, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
  • Digital Data Set of Volcano Hazards for Active Cascade Volcanoes, Washington
  • Japan Volcanoes and Volcanics
    By Lyn Topikina, Cascade Volcano Observatory, USGS
  • Mount St. Helens: A General Slide Set - (dead link)
    By Lyn Topinka
• Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
  Sections include: Kilauea ; Mauna Loa ; Earthquakes ; Other Volcanoes ; Volcanic Hazards.
  • Earthquakes in Hawai'i
• Long Valley Observatory
  "Monitoring Volcanic Unrest at Long Valley Caldera, California"

Volcano Live
Sections include: Live Volcano Cams ; Breaking News ; Travel ; Maps ; World Volcanoes ; Volcano Photos ; Kids ; World Geography ; Volcanology ; Films and Video ; World Regions ; Pompeii ; FAQ ; USA Volcanoes ; Safety ; Highest Volcanoes ; Famous Quotes ; Murphy's Laws ; Most Active Volcanoes ; Evacuation ; Fatalities ; Glossary.
By John Seach

Volcano World
"The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web"
Sections include: Current Eruptions ; Volcanoes ; Mt. St. Helens ; Ask A Volcanologist ; Volcano Adventures ; Interviews ; Teaching & Learning ; Kid's Door ; Volcano Workshops ; Volcano Mall ; Today in Volcano History.
- University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

Volcano Cams

Volcanocam from Mount St. Helens
Live image from Johnston Ridge Observatory, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Volcano Live
Sections include: Live Volcano Cams ; Breaking News ; Travel ; Maps ; World Volcanoes ; Volcano Photos ; Kids ; World Geography ; Volcanology ; Films and Video ; World Regions ; Pompeii ; FAQ ; USA Volcanoes ; Safety ; Highest Volcanoes ; Famous Quotes ; Murphy's Laws ; Most Active Volcanoes ; Evacuation ; Fatalities ; Glossary.
By John Seach

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