The Assignment:

There is a wealth of volcano information on the web. Your homework assignment this week is to surf through the How Volcanoes Work website from San Diego State University. One of the nice aspects of this website are the self-tests that help you gauge how much information you have retained from your surfing.

Now that you've been educated about volcanoes maybe you'd like to take a virtual field trip to Heimaey, Iceland.

• Don't miss the half hour CBC Heimaey Eruption video - a must see!
• Have a look around from the summit of Eldfell. -->
• Explore the town in this GigaPan by Ben Kinsley:
• Read what the United States Geologic Survey's Volcano Hazards Program has to say about other types of Volcanic Hazards.

Once you've exhausted these websites you'll be well prepared to surf a bunch of other volcano-related websites. Here are a couple that I've found interesting...

• Volcano World
• USGS Volcano Hazards Program
• Smithsonian Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
• Current Updates for US and Russian Volcanoes
• Yahoo News Volcano Photos
• Volcano Observatories
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