| Abstract: | The climactic June 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, was the largest volcanic eruption in this century to affect a heavily populated area. Because it was forecast by scientists from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology and the U.S. Geological Survey, civil and military leaders were able to order massive evacuations and take measures to protect property before the eruption. Thousands of lives were saved and hundreds of millions of dollars in property losses averted. The savings in property alone were many times the total costs of the forecasting and evacuations. |
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| ProdID: | 6721 |
| Citation Author: | Newhall, Chris G.; Hendley, James W., II; Stauffer, Peter H. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Volcano Hazards Program |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 1 sheet [2 p.]: col. ill., col. map ; 28 x 18 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 115-97 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Benefits of volcano monitoring far outweigh costs - the case of Mount Pinatubo; 1997; FS; 115-97; Newhall, Chris G.; Hendley, James W., II; Stauffer, Peter H. |
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| Citation Year: | 1997 |
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| Text: | Benefits of volcano monitoring far outweigh costs - the case of Mount Pinatubo; 1997; FS; 115-97; Newhall, Chris G.; Hendley, James W., II; Stauffer, Peter H. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_115_97.bmp |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs115-97/ |
| Date Other: | Sat, 10 Jan 1998 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
