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Impacts of volcanic gases on climate, the environment, and people

January 1, 1997

Gases from volcanoes give rise to numerous impacts on climate, the environment, and people. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists are inventorying gas emissions at many of the almost 70 active volcanoes in the United States. This effort helps build a better understanding of the dynamic processes at work on the Earth's surface and is contributing important new information on how volcanic emissions affect global change.

Publication Year 1997
Title Impacts of volcanic gases on climate, the environment, and people
DOI 10.3133/ofr97262
Authors Kenneth A. McGee, Michael P. Doukas, Richard Kessler, Terrence M. Gerlach
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 97-262
Index ID ofr97262
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse