The program responds to volcanic eruptions internationally, collecting data and providing assistance to affected communities.
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver-based program that responds to international volcanic eruptions could face elimination due to cuts being made by the Trump administration. The future of the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP) is now uncertain following reductions in USAID.
Founded in 1986 after a volcanic eruption in Colombia killed roughly 25,000 people, the program is primarily funded by USAID and operates through the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver. The observatory houses some of the world’s leading experts in volcanic eruptions, with a small team of scientists and
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