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16.1 Volcano Alert

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    16.1 Volcano Alert<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The United States Geologic Survey has a<a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/notifications.html">program</a>in place to alert the public of possible volcanic eruptions. Their<a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/notifications.html">notification system</a>is available to concerned residents. Would you sign up to receive these kinds of notifications? Would false alarms cause you to panic or eventually lose interest? Would you rather not know?</span></p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-9517f406-fa64-adf2-642e-09ce1e47594f" style="font-size: 16px;">After your initial post, return to this discussion board and respond to at least two of your classmates. Your goal is to keep the conversation going by asking questions, correcting misconceptions and sharing additional resources. </span></p>

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