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Sandra West
114:54 - 115:23
"The problem is that most U.S. volcanoes aren't monitored like SPUR. Fully implementing NVIEWS would fix this."
“The problem is that most U.S. volcanoes aren't monitored like SPUR. Fully implementing NVIEWS would fix this.”
- Speaker
- Sandra West
- Timestamp
- 114:54 – 115:23
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- May 20, 2025
From the transcript
Just outside of Anchorage, this photo shows steam and gas from the summit. On the bottom is a chart of earthquake activity over the past 16 months. Together with other data, the Alaska Volcano Observatory has used these to issue increasingly detailed forecasts for many months now. The problem is that most U.S. volcanoes aren't monitored like SPUR. Fully implementing NVIEWS would fix this.
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