Volcano Hazards Program

Latest U.S. Volcano Alerts and Updates for Sunday, Apr 18, 2010 at 15:34:34 PDT

Eyjafjallajökull, Ash, and Eruption Impacts

The recent eruption at Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland has been producing a cloud of steam and volcanic ash that has been affecting air traffic. To learn more about ash, recent U.S. eruptions, and links to more information about the eruption, please see our Eyjafjallajökull page.
NVEWS: National Volcano Early Warning System

The National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) is a proposed national-scale plan to ensure that volcanoes are monitored at levels equal to their threats. To learn more about the proposal and monitoring recommendations, please see our NVEWS page.

Recovery Funding for U.S. Volcano Observatories to Improve Monitoring and Public Safety

The Volcano Hazards Program has received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for six projects that will benefit volcano monitoring at the high-risk volcanic areas our observatories monitor. AVO will receive $7.56 million, CVO will receive $2.4 million, HVO will receive $3.3 million, LVO will receive $200,000, YVO will receive $950,000, and $800,000 was received for upgrading networks in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. For more information on how the funds will be spent, please see the individual press releases for each observatory: AVO, CVO, HVO, LVO, YVO, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Redoubt 2010-04-12 12:10:51 Aviation Color Code: GREEN VONA: 3799

Redoubt 2010-04-05 10:59:33 Aviation Color Code: YELLOW VONA: 3779

Mauna Loa 2010-03-30 12:28:45 Aviation Color Code: GREEN VONA: 3765

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