Episode 79- Jay Wellik: USGS-USAID Volcano Seismologist, Tongan Eruption, US Volcanoes

Summary: Today we are joined by Jay Wellik. Jay is a seismologist for the USAID-United States Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP). VDAP works as a liaison between USGS volcano observatories (Hawaii, Cascades, Alaska, California, and Yellowstone) and foreign volcano observatories. VDAP donates equipment and expertise with the goal of improving volcano monitoring efforts worldwide. Jay helps analyze and interpret seismic data to better understand volcanic activity and improve eruption forecasting. You can find more about Jay and his work on the USGS website. Show Notes: USGS | Twitter USGS Volcano Disaster Assistance Program | Facebook Who We Are and What We Do | USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory Why the Tongan eruption will go down in the history of volcanology | Nature 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami | Wikipeida At least four killed after 7.4-magnitude quake shakes east Japan | Al Jazeera Six types of volcanic eruptions | Britannica The National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) | USGS The Active Volcano in Alaska; Mount Pavlof | GeologyHub Aleutian Islands | Wikipedia Active Tectonics Program | State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Geological & Geophysical Surveys Eyjafjallajökull | Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program Artificial Intelligence Applications at the USGS by Hong Jiang, Ph.D. | USGS Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center