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TECTONIC ENVIRONMENTS OF VOLCANISM
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Ocean Plate/Continental Plate Convergence: Stratovolcanoes on a Continental Margin
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ANDES MOUNTAINS
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Ocean Plate/Ocean Plate Convergence: Volcanic Island Arcs
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Mt. Pinatubo: The Philippene Islands
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Mt. Vesuvius
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Divergent Plate Boundaries: Spreading Ridge Volcanism
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ICELAND
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HOT SPOT VOLCANOES
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Mauna Kea: A Shield Volcano
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Stratovolcano Shield Volcano
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Olympus Mons: Mars
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VOLCANO ERUPTION PREDICTION: 1.Volcanologists need to use scientific information to accurately predict eruptions. 2.Communicate information effectively to government and local officials. 3.Eruption predictions will help save life and property.
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HOW DO GEOLOGISTS PREDICT ERUPTIONS? 1. Doming and Tilting:
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HOW DO GEOLOGISTS PREDICT ERUPTIONS? 2. Seismicity: Changes in the number of earthquakes. 3. Changes in gas emissions: Example – There is an increase in the amount of hydrogen gas emitted before Kileaua erupts. 4. Periodicity: Cycles of eruptions
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What can we do with predictions? Hazard Maps Evacuations
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VOLCANIC HAZARDS IN THE UNITED STATES Mt. Ranier – Lahar Hazard
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