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TECTONIC ENVIRONMENTS OF VOLCANISM. Ocean Plate/Continental Plate Convergence: Stratovolcanoes on a Continental Margin.

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1 TECTONIC ENVIRONMENTS OF VOLCANISM

2 Ocean Plate/Continental Plate Convergence: Stratovolcanoes on a Continental Margin

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4 ANDES MOUNTAINS

5 Ocean Plate/Ocean Plate Convergence: Volcanic Island Arcs

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8 Mt. Pinatubo: The Philippene Islands

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12 Mt. Vesuvius

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14 Divergent Plate Boundaries: Spreading Ridge Volcanism

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16 ICELAND

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25 HOT SPOT VOLCANOES

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30 Mauna Kea: A Shield Volcano

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37 Stratovolcano Shield Volcano

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42 Olympus Mons: Mars

43 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.

44 HOW DO GEOLOGISTS PREDICT ERUPTIONS? 1. Doming and Tilting:

45 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

46 What can we do with predictions?  Hazard Maps  Evacuations

47 VOLCANIC HAZARDS IN THE UNITED STATES Mt. Ranier – Lahar Hazard

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