Over 28,500 people died from eruptions in the 1980s, most in Colombia's 1986 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, prompting the US Geological Survey to improve forecasting. They predicted the eruptions of Alaska's Redoubt Volcano in 1989 and the Philippines' Pinatubo in 1991. In Hawaii, resorts ask the USGS for best viewing times for Kilauea, which has erupted continuously since 1983 and become a tourist attraction. After Washington's Mount St. Helens wiped out timberland, Weyerhaueuser consulted experts on where to replant. ' The volcano is still active, but it was not as active last year because of an eruption that sent lava into nearby homes.
Over 28,500 people died from eruptions in the 1980s, most in Colombia's 1986 Nevado del Ruiz eruption, prompting the US Geological Survey to improve forecasting. They predicted the eruptions of Alaska's Redoubt Volcano in 1989 and the Philippines' Pinatubo in 1991. In Hawaii, resorts ask the USGS for best viewing times for Kilauea, which has erupted continuously since 1983 and become a tourist attraction. After Washington's Mount St. Helens wiped out timberland, Weyerhaueuser consulted experts on where to replant. The volcano is still active, but it was not as active last year because of an eruption that sent lava into nearby homes.