USGS Seismologist Seth Moran, public talk at OMSI Science Pub (link below), Bagdad Theater, Portland OR, July 9, 2012.
Oregon and Washington are home to literally hundreds of volcanoes. They provide stunning landscapes, wonderful places to hike, some of the best skiing in the West coast, and continual naming inspiration for high-quality locally-produced beers. However, a small percentage also have the potential to erupt in our lifetimes, and because human population is increasing and moving to locales that are ever closer to these volcanoes, such eruptions have increasing potential to cause casualties, significant infrastructure damage, and major economic losses. In this talk, Seth Moran will discuss the hazards and risks associated with Cascade volcanoes, illustrated with examples from volcanoes around the world, and will also present the monitoring and research efforts that the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners are presently engaged in to help mitigate these risks.
Seth Moran, PhD, is a volcano seismologist who has been working with volcanoes for almost 25 years, although he's been a volcano nerd since first grade. He began his volcano seismology career in 1988 as a graduate student at the University of Washington, where he studied Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier. In 1997 he moved to Anchorage to take a job as research scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Volcano Observatory, and in 2003 he moved to his present job as research scientist and resident seismologist at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, WA
Edited by Jenda Johnson for IRIS
Videography by Jenda Johnson and Robert Butler
Sound Engineer Justin Andrew
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