21. U.S. Volcano Disaster Assistance Program What is the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP)? Aerial view of Armero destroyed by lahars from Nevado del Ruiz volcano, Colombia, on November 13, 1985 http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/vdap.php

USGS Home Contact USGS Search USGS Volcano Hazards Program ... Observatories U.S. Volcano Disaster Assistance Program What is the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP)? Aerial view of Armero destroyed by lahars from Nevado del Ruiz volcano, Colombia, on November 13, 1985 More than 23,000 people were killed in Armero (left) when lahars swept down from the erupting Nevado del Ruiz volcano. When the volcano became restless in 1984, no team of volcanologists existed that could rush to the scene of such an emergency to provide a wide range of assistance. Less than a year after this disaster, however, the USGS and the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) put together a team of volcano specialists and a cache of equipment that could be quickly dispatched to an awakening volcano if needed. VDAP is a mobile volcano-response team that helps to saves lives in a volcano crisis. Following the disastrous eruption of Nevado del Ruiz volcano, Colombia, that killed more than 23,000 people in 1985, the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance developed the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP) to respond to selected volcanic crises around the world. The goal of VDAP is to reduce fatalities and economic losses in countries experiencing a volcano emergency. At the request of host countries and working through USAID, an experienced team of USGS and other scientists can rapidly respond to developing volcanic crises with a state-of-the-art portable cache of monitoring equipment. VDAP has proven to be effective in saving lives and property by assistance provided to local scientists for determining the nature and possible consequences of volcanic unrest and communicating eruption forecasts and hazard-mitigation information to local authorities.

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Natural Disasters Home Volcanoes Dynamics Types ... Effects Natural Disasters Earthquakes Electrical Storms Floods Monsoons ... Volcanoes About Team Members Credits Citations Thinkquest ... Site Map Volcanoes A volcano is a mountain or hill formed by the accumulation of magma or molten rock. Magma is typically produced at depths of 50 to 60 miles below the surface; because liquid magma is less dense than solid rock, it is pushed out of cracks in the Earth's surface. Volcanic eruptions can be deadly, damaging property and infrastructure. Dynamics Details how volcanoes develop and erupt. Types Discusses the different types of volcanoes. Past Eruptions Descriptions and pictures of past eruptions. Effects Examines the local and global effects of volcanic eruptions.

23. USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) The U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory Website, which focuses on hazards, activity, history, and monitoring of volcanoes, with emphasis on volcanoes of the http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/

Cascades Volcano Observatory USGS Home Geology Water VHP ... Contact Us Special Features News and Current Events Mount St. Helens and other Cascade Range volcano updates, images, and links - "Quick links" - CVO Talks and Presentations - etc. Cascade Range Current Activity Updates Current Status of the Cascade Range Volcanoes Cascade Range Volcanoes Listing Cascades Volcanoes listing Hazards Assessment Reports and Maps Latest Hazards Assessment Reports and Maps (in PDF) for various volcanoes in the Cascade Range Educational Outreach Learn about Volcanoes - FAQ's - Terminology - Read About Volcanoes - Become a Volcanologist - Activities and "Fun Stuff" - Videos and Posters - "Pictograms" - Teachers Packets and Aids - Educational Links, etc. Living With Volcanoes America's Volcanic Past - The "Plus Side" of Volcanoes - Historical, Cultural, and Economic Side of Volcanoes - "VolcanoCams" - Volcanoes in the Movies - What to do if a Volcano Erupts, etc. Visit a Volcano Information and Maps to the Cascade Range - Travel and Hiking Information - Links to other Agencies - National Parks, Volcanic Monuments, and National Forests - Tourism and Lodging - America's Volcanic Past - Armchair Tours of the Cascade Volcanoes - Climb A Volcano, etc.

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28. Natural Disasters - Volcanoes - Past Eruptions Mount Vesuvius In ancient times, one of the most devastating eruptions in history completely annihilated the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/disaster/volcano/past.html

Home Volcanoes Dynamics Types ... Effects Natural Disasters Earthquakes Electrical Storms Floods Monsoons ... Quiz About Team Members Credits Citations Thinkquest ... Site Map Past Eruptions Mount Vesuvius In ancient times, one of the most devastating eruptions in history completely annihilated the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. At 4,190 feet tall with a circumference of 30 miles, Mount Vesuvius, the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe, towers over the plain of Campania in Italy. On August 24, 79 A.D., Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger were commanding the Roman fleet at Misenum when they noticed the area around Mount Vesuvius began to shake violently. The mountain's top split open as an enormous cloud of smoke emerged from Vesuvius. Pliny the Elder decided to get a closer look, noticing thick showers of hot cinders, falling lumps of pumice, and burning pieces of black, molten rock. Vast fragments rolled down the mountain and gathered in heaps upon the shore, while flames violently sparked from several parts of the mountain. A river of mud was beginning to bury the city of Herculaneum. The accumulation of stone and ash engulfed both cities. The noxious vapor suffocated any remaining survivors. Today, the ruins of both Herculaneum and Pompeii are preserved in the hardened lava from the volcano. Herculaneum, several centuries later.

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30. Volcanoes | Natural Disasters And Weather Emergencies | US EPA Mt. Redoubt, Alaska. In late 2008, Mt. Redoubt, southwest of Anchorage, began to show increased volcano activity. http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents/volcanoes.html

@import 'http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/s/epa.css'; Jump to main content. Natural Disasters and Weather Emergencies Contact Us Search: All EPA This Area You are here: EPA Home Natural Disasters and Weather Emergencies Volcanoes Volcanoes Mt. Redoubt, Alaska In late 2008, Mt. Redoubt, southwest of Anchorage, began to show increased volcano activity. Live volcano-cam Current status Alaska volcanic ashfall Volcanic gases that pose the greatest potential hazards are sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen fluoride. Locally, sulfur dioxide gas can lead to acid rain and air pollution downwind from a volcano. These gases can come from lava flows as well as a volcano that erupts violently. Volcanic ash can travel hundreds to thousands of miles downwind from a volcano. Fresh volcanic ash is gritty, abrasive, sometimes corrosive, and always unpleasant. Although ash is not highly toxic, it can trouble infants, the elderly, and those with respiratory ailments. Ash can also get in your eyes and scratch them, especially when it's windy. Ash can be hazardous to grazing livestock and can damage or force the shutdown of drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities by clogging or damaging equipment. General preparation and recovery Health issues Environmental impacts Related links How does EPA respond to volcano eruptions?

31. Disasters! - Natural Disasters - Volcano Volcano. A volcano is erupting when it ejects fire and lava. But volcanoes could also release dust, ashes and rocks. http://msp.gouv.qc.ca/jeunesse/catastrophe/toutsecuritecivile/volcan_en.html

Disasters! Let's Play ! Download Your Opinion ... Natural Disasters Choose a disaster Avalanche Wildfire Flood Winter Storm Thunderstorm Hail Tornado Hurricane Earthquake Volcano Tsunami Rockslide and Landslide Volcano A volcano is erupting when it ejects fire and lava. But volcanoes could also release dust, ashes and rocks. Volcanoes also produce gases: water vapour, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, etc. In some degree, volcanoes are the chimneys of the Earth, allowing the magma to flow. The magma rises slowly in the volcano (1 km/h), causing small earthquakes and, sometimes, tidal waves Volcanoes are usually found along the edges of tectonic plates Magma lava Did You Know...? There are more than 40 000 volcanoes on Earth. Two thirds of these volcanoes are underwater. While you read these lines, there are 10 volcanoes erupting in the world. Volcanoes could be found on other planets, namely on Mars and Venus.

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34. Gulf Oil Spill And Iceland Volcano Disasters Manmade And Natural - National Envi Boston, MA Moderate Liberal. Disasters, waiting to happen. Man-made and natural. They are always a tragedy. The immediate human lives lost. The long term soc http://www.examiner.com/environmental-policy-in-national/gulf-oil-spill-and-icel

Skip to main content Examiner.com National Change city Search Log in Home Entertainment Animation ... Republican You are here: National Politics Jon Anderson Environmental Policy Examiner ... Print Gulf oil spill and Iceland volcano disasters manmade and natural May 11th, 2010 10:58 pm ET Boston, MA - Moderate Liberal. Disasters, waiting to happen. Man-made and natural. They are always a tragedy. The immediate human lives lost. The long term social, environmental and economic damage. Disasters are hard to predict, hard to prevent, hard to prepare for and even harder to respond to in an efficient and successful manner. This year we have seen the Earthquake in Haiti and several others around the active Pacific Rim. Mining disasters in the U.S., China and Russia. The oil spill in the Gulf. The volcano in Iceland. Some of  these are implicated by Climate Change, others add to the problem of Climate Change. The BP owned and managed Gulf Oil Disaster, greater than the Exxon Valdez, has killed all new permits for off shore oil drilling. The long term prospect looks dead also. Perhaps as the memory recedes, economic drilling in the Eastern Gulf and Northern Alaska will happen, but not anytime soon. And we have not had a nuclear disaster in the U.S. in nearly a generation since President Carter saved Three Mile Island in Harrisburg, PA.

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The Volcano Disaster by Peg Kehret reading Level: 5.0 Number of Words: 10,000 Questions: 10 Point Value: 3.0 1. Why was Warren staying with his grandmother? His father died in a car wreck and his mom was going to college. His mother died in a car wreck. He was spending his summer vacation with his grandmother. His grandmother needed his help around the house. 2. What was the name of his grandfather's invention? Instant Commuter Quick Computer Time Traveler Instant Traveler 3. Who was Warren's partner on the natural disaster project? Betsy Skipper Vicky Hugh 4. What did the Instant Commuter look like? A backpack with a pencil-like probe A large black box that you climb into An old fashioned car A large chuck of shiny metal with buttons to press 5. How did Warren end up traveling to Mount Saint Helens? The probe accidentally touched a picture of the volcano He decided to travel to the volcano to study it for his report Betsy grabbed the probe and touched it to a map He started thinking about the volcano and it appeared in front of him 6. How did Warren know that the Instant Commuter was working?

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40. The Worst Natural Disasters Ever | LiveScience Cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes. History The Worst Natural Disasters Ever. By LiveScience Staff. posted 29 August 2008 ET http://www.livescience.com/history/080506-natural-disasters.html

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