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Volcano Notification Service from USGS
October 10, 2012 | USGS

FROM USGS: VNS is a free service that sends email notifications about the status of volcanic activity and other significant events at volcanoes in the United States. VNS can be customized to deliver reports for certain volcanoes, or a region of volcanoes, and for the types of notifications desired.


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