Maps, photos, links, and information in English, German or Italian. This international committee is the focus for research in volcanology and related disciplines. It has commissions to study various topics such as mitigation of volcanic disasters, explosive volcanism, chemistry of volcanic gases, volcanoes and the Earth's atmosphere, volcanogenic sediments, volcanic lakes, large volume basalt provinces, and granites. Includes time sequence images of numerous volcanoes including Mount Pinatubo, Mount Ranier, Unzen Volcano, Mauna Loa, etc. Here you can read an eyewitness account of the birth of Paracutin volcano in Mexico in 1943.
Information is available in six languages in addition to English.
An index to volcanic terminology, hazards, features and phenomena. Also provides a searchable index of all articles published in the Bulletin of Volcanology since 1924 and an index to Geological Society of America publications on volcanoes since 1972. Also includes bibliographies. NASA Visible Earth Images of volcanoes, including the eruption of Popocatepetl, December 19, 2000. A Global Assessment of Active Volcanism, Volcanic Hazards, and Volcanic Inputs to the Atmosphere from the Earth Observing System.