Living with volcanic risk in the Cascades
Fact Sheet
165-97
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Abstract
The Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest has more than a dozen potentially active volcanoes. Cascade volcanoes tend to erupt explosively, and on average two eruptions occur per century—the most recent were at Mount St. Helens, Washington (1980–86 and 2004–8), and Lassen Peak, California (1914–17). To help protect the Pacific Northwest’s rapidly expanding population, USGS scientists at the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington, monitor and assess the hazards posed by the region’s volcanoes.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Living with volcanic risk in the Cascades |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 165-97 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs16597 |
| Edition | Online Version 1.1, revised 2008 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California, Oregon, Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Cascade Range |
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