Decade volcanoes

Decade volcanoes

The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas. They are named Decade Volcanoes because the project was initiated as part of the United Nations-sponsored International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (the 1990s). The 16 current Decade Volcanoes are

• Avachinsky-Koryaksky (grouped together), Kamchatka, Russia
• Nevado de Colima, Jalisco and Colima, Mexico
• Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
• Galeras, Nariño, Colombia
• Mauna Loa, Hawaii, US
• Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia
• Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Mount Rainier, Washington, US
• Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
• Santa Maria/Santiaguito, Guatemala
• Santorini, Cyclades, Greece
• Taal Volcano, Luzon, Philippines
• Teide, Canary Islands, Spain
• Ulawun, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
• Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
• Vesuvius, Naples, Italy

The Deep Earth Carbon Degassing Project, an initiative of the Deep Carbon Observatory, monitors nine volcanoes, two of which are Decade volcanoes. The focus of the Deep Earth Carbon Degassing Project is to use Multi-Component Gas Analyzer System instruments to measure CO2/SO2 ratios in real-time and in high-resolution to allow detection of the pre-eruptive degassing of rising magmas, improving prediction of volcanic activity