Sites about research on volcanoes, or on some aspect of volcanology.
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- Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program The Global Volcanism Program (GVP) seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions during the past 10,000 years.
- The Electronic Volcano A pioneer site started by Professor Dick Stoiber at Dartmouth College providing information on active volcanoes. Not well updated since 1997, but older information is excellent.
- Merapi Volcano, Java Bibliography, monitoring techniques and photos about one of the most dangerous volcano in the world.
- Lake Nyos, Cameroon, West Africa Eruption of carbon dioxide from Lake Nyos killed hundreds. A controlled degassing experiment is planned to reduce this hazard.
- Killer Lake Nyos in Africa Carbon dioxide gas outbursts from lakes Nyos and Monoun in Cameroon, West Africa, killed hundreds of people. A controlled degassing operation is scheduled to begin in January, 2001, for reducing the risk of future carbon dioxide suffocation.
- PubVolc Database of links to peer-reviewed volcanology papers. Provides archives and a submission form.