United States Geological Survey To Help Chile Develop Volcano Early Warning System

The U.S. Geological Survey is partnering with the Chilean government to develop a volcano early warning and emergency response system for the country after the historic eruption of Chaiten Volcano on May 2. Following the eruption, the USGS helped Chile to install monitoring networks at Chaitén to transmit data in real time and help warn the public of further eruptions.

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on June 30th, 2008