Learn more about volcanoes

There are many places where you can learn more about volcanoes, their history, activity and hazards. Here are some great sources:

• What is a volcano? USGS What is a volcano
• Which volcanoes are currently active? http://volcano.si.edu/reports_weekly.cfm
• Which volcanoes are near me? Search the database by country or using the map http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm
• Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program: http://volcano.si.edu/
• USGS Volcano Hazards Program: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
• International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN): Public information on health hazards
• Volcano Disaster Assistance Program: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vdap/
• Global Volcano Model’s Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions Database (LaMEVE): http://www.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/index.cfm
• GVM’s book on global volcanic hazards and risk provides a good introduction to many aspects of volcanology and is free to download (Click the Open Access link): cambridge.org/volcano
• Turkish Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (TUVAK) http://www.mta.gov.tr/v3.0/birimler/tuvak

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