8 datasets found
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Federal
Global Volcano Locations Database 41 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NCEI maintains a database of over 1,500 volcano locations obtained from the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Volcanoes of the World publication. The... -
Federal
Hawaii Volcanism: Impact on the Environment 31 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Fewer than one hundred people have been killed by eruptions in the recorded history of Hawaii, and only one death has occurred in the 20th Century. However, the lava... -
Federal
Volcanic Rocks and Features
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Volcanoes have contributed significantly to the formation of the surface of our planet. Volcanism produced the crust we live on and most of the air we breathe. The... -
Federal
NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, 4360 BC to Present
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database is a global listing of over 600 eruptions from 4360 BC to the present. A significant eruption is classified as one that... -
Federal
Environmental Hazards and Mud Volcanoes in Romania
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Romania, an eastern European country, is severely affected by a variety of natural hazards. These include frequent earthquakes, floods, landslides, soil erosion, and... -
Federal
Mount Pinatubo Revisited; A Study of Lahar Erosion
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At dawn on June 15, 1991, a cataclysmic eruption began with a tremendous explosion that destroyed ten deserted villages. This eruption deposited approximately 5 to 7... -
Federal
Volcanoes in Eruption - Set 2
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The word volcano is used to refer to the opening from which molten rock and gas issue from Earth's interior onto the surface, and also to the cone, hill, or mountain... -
Federal
Hawaii Volcanism: Lava Forms
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Over the last several million years the Hawaiian Islands have been built of successive lava flows. They are the most recent additions in a long line of volcanoes that...
8 datasets found