USGS CMG InfoBank: Forecasting Major Volcanic Eruptions

Source: Annenberg/CPB Resources - Earth Revealed - 13. Volcanism

Keywords: prediction, volcano

Our transcription: In recent years, scientists have been increasingly successful in forecasting major volcanic eruptions.

Despite these advances, there's still much to be learned about volcanoes.

Many volcanoes have distinctive behavior.

Often eruptions are too dangerous to observe at close range.

And some of the most important eruptions of our time have burst forth in remote regions, far from the view of geologists.