USGS California Volcano Observatory Opens February 10, 2012 | USGS “More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in the State of California. At least... California Volcano Observatory October 29, 2012 | California Volcano Observatory USGS recently opened a fifth volcano observatory in the United States. The new one... Does Fracking in California Take Less Water than in Pennsylvania? September 9, 2012 | SFGate.com An article on the SFGate.com website reports that the hydraulic fracturing being done in California... Volcanic Hazards in the United States August 5, 2012 | USGS "The United States has 169 active volcanoes. More than half of them could erupt explosively,... Volcanic Hazards in Northern Taiwan June 5, 2012 | Taipei Times The Taipei Times has an article on volcanic hazards in northern Taiwan. An estimated... Could a Hurricane Hit Southern California? October 21, 2012 | NASA "While there has never been a documented case of a hurricane making landfall in California,... Map: Earthquakes and Faults in Southern California September 12, 2012 | USGS The poster-size map in a pdf document depicts both active and inactive faults and earthquakes... Instrumentation to Mitigate Volcanic Hazards December 9, 2012 | USGS USGS technologist Rick LaHusen describes how the development and deployment of instruments plays a crucial... |