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Research Project

1. Type of volcano
2. Geographic location
3. Name, distance, and population of nearest major city
4. Date of most recent eruption and date of most destructive eruption
5. Other events associated with the last eruption (earthquakes, floods, mudslides, etc)

Then, attach a one page description on the major hazards to humans in the vicinity of this volcano. Speculate on what you would do if you were in charge of minimizing the risk to the population.

References
Use these references to start your research:

• Alaska Volcano Observatory
• Cascades Volcano Observatory
• The Electronic Volcano
• Michigan Tech Volcanoes Page
• NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) IDS Volcanology Team
• NASA Facts: Volcanoes and Global Climate Change
• NGDC Natural Hazards Data
• Volcano Listserv
• Volcano Watch Newsletter
• JASON Project VI: Island Earth
• VolcanoWorld

Bibliography
Check your library for these books:

Cas, R.A.F. and Wright, J. V. (1987).

Volcanic Successions: Modern and Ancient. London: Allen & Unwin.

La Croix, A. (1904)

La Montagna Pelée et ses Éruptions. Paris: Masson

Lipman, P.W. and Mullineaux (eds). (1981)

The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1250.

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