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The USGS Volcano Hazards Program (VHP)
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The United States has 65 active and potentially active volcanoes. During the twentieth century, volcanic eruptions in Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Washington have devastated thousands of square miles of land and caused substantial economic and societal disruption and, in the worst instances, loss of life. The Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) seeks to lessen the harmful impacts of volcanic activity by monitoring active and potentially active volcanoes, assessing their hazards, responding to volcanic crises, and conducting research on how volcanoes work. To fulfill a Congressional mandata (P.L.93-288) that the USGS issue "timely warnings" of potential geologic hazards to responsible emergency-management authorities and the populace affected, the VHP strives to obtain the best possible scientific information about volcanic hazards and to communicate it effectively to the authorities and the public in an appropriate and understandable form. Volcano Hazards Program's Five-Year Science Plan, 1998 to 2002, July 1997



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11/05/02, Lyn Topinka