Living with volcanoes

Circular 1073
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Abstract

The 1980 cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens (Lipman and Mullineaux, 1981) in southwestern Washington ushered in a decade marked by more worldwide volcanic disasters and crises than any other in recorded history. Volcanoes killed more people (over 28,500) in the 1980's than during the 78 years following 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee (Martinique). Not surprisingly, volcanic phenomena and attendant hazards received attention from government authorities, the news media, and the general public. As part of this enhanced global awareness of volcanic hazards, the U.S. Geological Survey (Bailey and others, 1983) in response to the eruptions or volcanic unrest during the 1980's at Mount St. Helens and Redoubt are still erupting intermittently, and the caldera unrest at Long Valley also continues, albeit less energetically than during the early 1980's.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Living with volcanoes
Series title Circular
Series number 1073
DOI 10.3133/cir1073
Year Published 1992
Language English
Publisher US Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Description 70 p.
Country United States
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