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A new analysis reveals serious monitoring gaps at even the highest-threat volcanoes.

A new analysis reveals serious monitoring gaps at even the highest-threat volcanoes.

Did You Know That Colorado Has an Active Volcano in the Rockies? But the Centennial State  does have an active volcano of its own. According to Denver7, the Dotsero volcano lies in the Rocky Mountains, just off of I-70 in Eagle County. While the landmark is active, the station reports that Colorado residents have nothing to worry about. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) only considers the volcano to be at a "moderate" risk of erupting, needing only "basic real-time monitoring coverage." If Dotsero did decide to erupt, it is possible that the event would affect aircrafts and nearby ...

As a volcano erupts in the Caribbean, meet Colorado’s lone active volcano Lee Siebert, 1999 (Smithsonian Institution) During the mid-Holocene, a maar was formed in central Colorado near the junction of the Colorado and Eagle Rivers west of the Gore Range. Today, this is known as Dotsero. and last updated 2021-04-09 17:52:11-04 EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — As an ash cloud rose 6 miles above an erupting volcano in the Caribbean Friday morning, an active volcano sat quiet and still in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Could it see a similar fate anytime soon? Spoiler: Nope. Not for a very, ve...