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Research Project

Your mission is to find information and report on a volcano, other than the ones listed above, that has erupted in the last 100 years. Your reports must include:

Then, attach a one page description on the major hazards to humans in the vicinity of this volcano. Speculate on what you would do if you were in charge of minimizing the risk to the population.

References
Use these references to start your research:

  1. Alaska Volcano Observatory
  2. Cascades Volcano Observatory
  3. The Electronic Volcano
  4. Michigan Tech Volcanoes Page
  5. NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) IDS Volcanology Team
  6. Volcano Information Center
  1. Volcano/Earth Science-Oriented Servers
  2. NGDC Natural Hazards Data
  3. Global Volcanism Program (GVP)
  4. Volcano Watch Newsletter
  5. JASON Project VI: Island Earth
  6. VolcanoWorld

Bibliography
Check your library for these books:

Cas, R.A.F. and Wright, J. V. (1987).
Volcanic Successions: Modern and Ancient. London: Allen & Unwin.
La Croix, A. (1904)
La Montagna Pelée et ses Éruptions. Paris: Masson
Lipman, P.W. and Mullineaux (eds). (1981)
The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1250.

Volcano Web : Research Project

created by Lorrie Lava, lava@pele.bigu.edu
Volcanic Studies, Big University

last modified: April 1, 1995

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