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1 Volcanic Hazards Primary Effects -lava flows -pyroclastic eruptions -poisonous gas emissions Secondary Effects -mudflows and debris avalanches -flooding (glacial outburst floods) -tsunamis -seismicity -atmospheric effects and climate change Volcanic Hazards along the Cascadia Subduction Zone Predicting Eruptions Monitoring the Movement of Magma -seismic studies -magnetic field changes -electrical resistivity Physical Anomalies and Precursor Phenomena -ground deformation -change in heat output -change in the composition of gases -local seismic activity

2 Volcanic Hazards Primary Effects -lava flows -pyroclastic eruptions -poisonous gas emissions Secondary Effects -mudflows and debris avalanches -flooding (glacial outburst floods) -tsunamis -seismicity -atmospheric effects and climate change Volcanic Hazards along the Cascadia Subduction Zone Predicting Eruptions Monitoring the Movement of Magma -seismic studies -magnetic field changes -electrical resistivity Physical Anomalies and Precursor Phenomena -ground deformation -change in heat output -change in the composition of gases -local seismic activity

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4 Pahoehoe Flow, Hawaii Aa Flow, Hawaii

5 Basaltic lava flow, Hawaii.

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8 Lava flow induced fire, Hawaii.

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11 Landslide north face of Mt. St. Helens May 18, 1980.

12 Mt. St. Helens May 18, 1980

13 Mount St. Helens: Pyroclastic flow May 18, 1980.

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19 Pompeii, Italy 79AD

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30 Tephra distribution from Mt. Mazama, Longvalley and Yellowstone eruptions.

31 Tephra distribution of Cascade volcanoes

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33 Isopachs of Glacier Peak tephra distribution (13,100 yr BP).

34 Volcanic Hazards Primary Effects -lava flows -pyroclastic eruptions -poisonous gas emissions Secondary Effects -mudflows and debris avalanches -flooding (glacial outburst floods) -tsunamis -seismicity -atmospheric effects and climate change Volcanic Hazards along the Cascadia Subduction Zone Predicting Eruptions Monitoring the Movement of Magma -seismic studies -magnetic field changes -electrical resistivity Physical Anomalies and Precursor Phenomena -ground deformation -change in heat output -change in the composition of gases -local seismic activity

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36 Causal Factors for Lahar Flows

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39 Lahar flows from Mt. Pinatubo, Phillipines.

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42 Mt. Rainier’s glacial ice is a major potential source

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44 Oceola Lahar (~5200 yr BP) near Enumclaw, WA.

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49 Unconsolidated pyroclastic deposits on north face of Mt. St. Helens source of lahar flows.

50 Reworked pyroclastics incorporated into Mt. St. Helens lahar deposits.

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52 Volcanic Hazards Primary Effects -lava flows -pyroclastic eruptions -poisonous gas emissions Secondary Effects -mudflows and debris avalanches -flooding (glacial outburst floods) -tsunamis -seismicity -atmospheric effects and climate change Volcanic Hazards along the Cascadia Subduction Zone Predicting Eruptions Monitoring the Movement of Magma -seismic studies -magnetic field changes -electrical resistivity Physical Anomalies and Precursor Phenomena -ground deformation -change in heat output -change in the composition of gases -local seismic activity

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