Nordic Volcanological Institute
An institute for research and training in volcanology and related fields

Igneous Geochemistry
Compositions of volcanic and other igneous rocks in a world wide data base.

Volcano Expedition From the Fields of Costa Rica
Detailed reports of research findings, video of scientists in action, and photographs of a Scripps-sponsored volcano field trip.

The Electronic Volcano
A pioneer site started by Professor Dick Stoiber at Dartmouth College providing information on active volcanoes. Not well updated since 1997, but older information is excellent.

Killer lake Nyos in Africa
Carbon dioxide gas outbursts from lakes Nyos and Monoun in Cameroon, West Africa, killed hundreds of people. A controlled degassing operation is scheduled to begin in January, 2001, for reducing the risk of future carbon dioxide suffocation from these killer lakes.

Lake Nyos, Cameroon, West Africa
Eruption of carbon dioxide from Lake Nyos killed hundreds. A controlled degassing experiment is planned to reduce this hazard.

Volcano Research Center
University of Tokyo research on volcanoes in Japan.

Merapi volcano, Java
Bibliography, monitoring techniques and photos about one of the most dangerous volcano in the world.

CO2 from Mammoth Mt., California
Observations and interpretations of the carbon dioxide gas emissions at Mammoth Mountain Volcano, Long Valley, California.

Granular Volcano Group
Site for understanding granular flows (pyroclastic flows), fluid dynamic, supercomputer modeling, grain features and behaviors in Volcanology, Physics and Geophysics.

Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program
The Global Volcanism Program (GVP) seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions during the past 10,000 years.

ERUPT Research project
European Research on understanding processes and timescales in magma systems.