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{{as of|2005|post=,}} the agency is working to create a [[Volcano warning schemes of the United States|National Volcano Early Warning System]] by improving the instrumentation monitoring [[List of volcanoes in the United States|the 169 volcanoes in U.S. territory]] and by establishing methods for measuring the relative threats posed at each site.

The USGS also operates five volcano observatories throughout the nation: the [[Alaska Volcano Observatory]] in [[Anchorage, Alaska]] (on the campus of [[Alaska Pacific University]]), the [[California Volcano Observatory]] in [[Menlo Park, California]], the [[Cascades Volcano Observatory]] (covering volcanoes in [[Idaho]], [[Oregon]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]]) in [[Vancouver, Washington]], the [[Hawaiian Volcano Observatory]] in [[Hilo, Hawaii]], and the [[Yellowstone Volcano Observatory]] (covering volcanoes in [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[Montana]], [[New Mexico]], [[Utah]], and [[Wyoming]]) in [[Yellowstone National Park]], Wyoming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USGS operates five U.S. Volcano Observatories {{!}} U.S. Geological Survey |url=https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/usgs-operates-five-us-volcano-observatories |access-date=2024-06-03 |publisher=United States Geological Survey}}</ref>