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This
resource
provides
an
overview
of
the
concept
of
climate
change
and
discusses
past
climate
changes,
as
evidenced
by
sea
sediments
and
sedimentary
rock
studied
by
paleoclimatologists.
More
recently,
ice
cores,
tree
rings,
and
historical
records
tell
of
changes
such
as
interglacial
periods
and
the
little
ice
age.
Other
factors
like
volcanoes,
changes
in
the
Earth's
orbit,
comets,
and
meteorites
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The
Electronic
Volcano
offers
links
to
many
types
of
information
on
active
volcanoes,
such
as
maps,
photographs,
full
texts
of
dissertations
and
a
few
elusive
documents.
The
Electronic
Volcano
will
guide
you
to
resources
in
libraries
or
resources
on
other
information
servers
including
catalogs
of
active
volcanoes,
datasets
for
literature
citations,
electronic
and
hard-copy
journals,
visual
information,
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This resource provides a collection of links to photos and information about volcanoes. Links are divided into the following categories: volcano classifications, types of eruptions, volcanic deposits, scales of impact, and volcanic hazards.
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This fact sheet discusses the eruptive history and hazards associated with Glacier Peak, the most remote of the five active volcanoes in Washington State. Topics include past eruptions, the potential for large, explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flows produced by collapse of lava domes, and prospects and preparations for future eruptions.
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This
is
the
homepage
of
the
Alaska
Volcano
Observatory,
a
joint
program
of
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS),
the
Geophysical
Institute
of
the
University
of
Alaska
Fairbanks
(UAFGI),
and
the
State
of
Alaska
Division
of
Geological
and
Geophysical
Surveys
(ADGGS).
Users
can
access
current
information
on
volcanic
activity
in
Alaska
and
the
Kamchatka
Penninsula,
including
weekly
and
daily
reports
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Information given in this United States Geological Survey (USGS) publication includes a description of volcano landslides, how they are generated, and their effects on surrounding areas. Case studies of specific volcano landslides are linked from this page, including Mt. St. Helens, Otake in Japan, Huila in Columbia, Mt. Rainier, and Casita in Nicaragua.
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This
web
page
covers
the
progress
of
the
early
1960
Kapoho
eruption
of
Kilauea
Volcano,
Hawaii,
and
the
damage
it
caused.
The
eruption
caused
havoc
in
lower
Puna,
an
idyllic
rural
paradise
until
the
lava
fountains
and
flows
covered
farm
land
and
villages
including
Kapoho
Village
and
parts
of
Koa`e
Village.
During
this
time,
the
volcano's
summit
deflated
and
eventually
collapsed.
This
page
is
part
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In
this
lesson,
students
will
learn
to
distinguish
the
different
layers
of
the
Earth,
observe
the
effects
of
plate
movements,
and
explore
the
reasons
for
earthquakes
and
volcanoes.
They
will
label
and
measure
the
thicknesses
of
each
layer
of
the
Earth
(lithosphere,
asthenosphere,
etc.)
and
record
their
results,
construct
models
from
sand
and
clay
to
illustrate
what
happens
at
the
three
types
of
plate
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This
quiz
game
from
the
NASA
Earth
Science
Enterprise
features
air,
water
and
land
categories
in
round
one;
and
natural
hazards,
people,
and
Total
Ozone
Mapping
Spectrometer
(TOMS)
categories
in
round
two.
The
questions
involve
the
Terra
satellite
mission,
its
measurement
of
aerosols,
and
what
causes
aerosols;
the
Tropical
Rainfall
Measuring
Mission;
movement
of
the
island
of
Maui,
satellite
laser
...
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This
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
website
explains
volcanic
gases
and
their
effects
on
the
Earth
and
its
life.
The
report
discusses
gases
trapped
in
magma
below
the
Earth's
surface
as
the
driving
force
of
volcanic
eruptions.
Types
of
gases,
such
as
sulfur
dioxide
and
carbon
dioxide,
and
their
potential
effects
are
described.
A
comparison
of
volcanic
gas
composition
in
three
different
volcano
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