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Welcome to the Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page

Sponsored by the Keweenaw Volcano Observatory.
Michigan Tech

Houghton, MI USA

Our Purpose:

A primary focus of volcanology is to provide scientific and educational information that can lead to hazard mitigation. Michigan Tech's Volcanoes Page aims to provide information about volcanoes to the public and to complement other informational sites on the web. We started this site more than 20 years ago, when there were almost no other volcano sites--now there are lots, and many of them have far more resources. So we now aim to fill in spots that aren't covered elsewhere. Send your suggestions!

What is a volcano?

We could say a volcano is a liquid rock plumbing system which extends from several 10's of kilometers depth to the earth's surface, and includes the near vent deposits of eruptions. Is this a good definition? Is this a volcano? How about this? Or this? Or this?

Earth's Volcanoes

What's happening now? --Smithsonian Institution/ USGS

Which are earth's active volcanoes?--Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Network

How Volcanoes Work --NASA SDSU

Active Volcano Map

Useful links by volcano---USGS-CVO

Volcanoes of Canada--Geological Survey of Canada

Cascade Volcano Web Cams

Webcams of Italian Volcanoes--INGV

The Nature of Volcanoes

Earth's Atmosphere and Volcanoes Science News

Volcano World individual volcano links—VW-OregonSt

Annenberg Volcano Learner

Volcanic Hazards Mitigation

Volcanic Cloud Hazards to Aviation - This page aims to provide information about how volcanic ash clouds affect aircraft, and how to avoid this hazard.

IAVCEI web site Safety at volcanoes is a major concern--before you go to a volcano, read the safety recommendations from IAVCEI!

Granular Volcano Group Sebastien Dartevelle's work.

Air and Health-- European Environment Agency

Dual Graduate degrees in Volcanology--get an advanced degree which speaks to more of the world.

Peace Corps Master's program in Mitigation of Geological Natural Hazards--first program of its kind, and a way to combine an MS degree with real experience on the rim of fire.

IVHHN International Volcanic Health Hazard Network

Simulating a volcanic crisis in the classroom--Colgate Univ

GVES Vesuvius, The Making of a Catastrophe

Central American Volcanoes

Volcanoes of Northern Central America Northern Central America includes Guatemala and El Salvador. It is a region of high population density and with many active volcanoes. Here we have tried to provide some data of hazard mitigation value about this region.

Carr's Web--Rutgers University An introduction of Central American Volcanoes for researchers.

Honduras Geology--great resource from Rob Rogers, California Stanislaus

Ceren Web Resource--Joya de Ceren, El Salvador Univ Colorado--Payson Sheets

Salvadoran Volcanoes--SNET, El Salvador

Guatemalan Volcanoes--INSIVUMEH-Guatemala

Volcanoes of Nicaragua--INETER-Nicaragua

Volcanic Hazards Assessments USGS USGS-CVO

Latin American Volcanoes---Glyn Williams-Jones

Remote Sensing of Volcanoes

Volcanoes from Space--Satellite methods NASA.

Satellite Detection of eruptions Satellite sensors around the world are used to keep track of volcanic activity--you can consult the near realtime and not so near realtime sources.

Natural Hazards from Space--NASA Earth Observatory site

Remote Sensing using Weather Satellites—UW Madison

Earth's Volcanoes--JPL Site

Volcarno--Simon Carn’s website

Hotspots--Univ Hawaii

Astronaut Photos of Earth--NASA JSC

Remote Sensing in Natural Hazards--Univ of Washington

Remote Sensing and Hazard Mitigation in Pacific Latin America—Michigan Tech Univ and NSF PIRE

Other www sites of volcanic interest

World Volcano Observatories--Glynn Williams-Jones

Professors of Volcanology--Glynn Williams-Jones

Misc links of volcanic interest