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Kasatochi Volcano Erupts Explosively
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged:   geology  hazards  volcanoes  (Back to Main Page)

Kasatochi Volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands is erupting, so USGS volcano scientist Marianne Guffanti fills us in on the situation.


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USGS to Help Chile Develop Volcano Early Warning System
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged:   volcanoes  hazards  Chaiten  Chile  (Back to Main Page)

Listen to an interview with USGS scientists John Pallister, John Ewert and Andy Lockhart describing their efforts to help the government of Chile establish real-time monitoring and provide warning of further eruptions of the Chaitén volcano.


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Hazard Roundup—April 2008
Host: David Hebert
Tagged:   debris_flows  earthquakes  flooding  floods  hazards  landslides  roundup  seismic  volcanoes  weather  wildfires  (Back to Main Page)

A roundup of the previous month's hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.


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Dramatic Developments at Kilauea Volcano
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged: volcanoes  hazards  (Back to Main Page)

Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii has experienced its first explosive eruption in more than 80 years and is now spewing noxious gas at 10 times the normal rate.

John Eichelberger, head of the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, fills us in on the situation.


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When is an Earthquake not an Earthquake?
Host: David Hebert
Tagged: hazards  earthquakes  volcanoes  seismic  (Back to Main Page)

We sit down with USGS Senior Science Advisor for Earthquakes and Geologic Hazards David Applegate to talk about some of the subtle nuances and uses of seismic networks.


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