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Showstack 2005
Showstack, R. (2005). U.S. volcano early warning system. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union 86. doi: 10.1029/2005EO220004. issn: 0096-3941.

The U.S. Geological Survey on 29 April released a comprehensive review of the 169 U.S. volcanoes, and established a framework for a National Volcano Early Warning System that is being formulated by the Consortium of U.S. Volcano Observatories. The framework proposes an around-the-clock Volcano Watch Office and improved instrumentation and monitoring at targeted volcanoes. The report, authored by USGS scientists John Ewert, Marianne Guffanti, and Thomas Murray, notes that although a few U.S. volcanoes are well-monitored, half of the most threatening volcanoes are monitored at a basic level and some hazardous volcanoes have no ground-based monitoring.

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Volcanology, Volcano monitoring, Policy Sciences, Legislation and regulations, Public Issues, Legislation and regulations
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
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American Geophysical Union
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