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• Recovery Funding for U.S. Volcano Observatories to Improve Monitoring and Public Safety
  

  The Volcano Hazards Program has received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for six projects that will benefit volcano monitoring at the high-risk volcanic areas our observatories monitor. AVO will receive $7.56 million, CVO will receive $2.4 million, HVO will receive $3.3 million, LVO will receive $200,000, YVO will receive $950,000, and $800,000 was received for upgrading networks in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. For more information on how the funds will be spent, please see the individual press releases for each observatory: AVO, CVO, HVO, LVO, YVO, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

• Information about Activity at Redoubt Volcano
  

  On June 30 AVO lowered the Aviation Color Code and Volcano Alert Level to Yellow and Advisory at Redoubt volcano based on a significant decrease in the rate of lava extrusion. Between March 22nd and April 4th 2009, Redoubt produced multiple significant explosions that sent ash and gas clouds to as high as 65,000 feet (19.8 km) above sea level and significantly disrupted air traffic. After April 4th, the eruption continued with extrusion of a lava dome within the summit crater, eventually producing a blocky lava flow down the north flank of the volcano. For the most up-to-date information, please see the Redoubt Activity Page.

• This Dynamic Planet: A Teaching Companion
  

  Access classroom exercises and background information on plate tectonics.

• VHP Update Feeds
  

  Access our updates from a news reader.

• Volcanic Ash Information
  

  Volcanic Ash information including guidance for homes, businesses, and communities.

• View our Web Cams
  

  See real-time images of several U.S. volcanoes.

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