Really interesting story about how the AVO has been monitoring Alaskan Volcanoes for 25 years. They mainly monitor them because of the crash that was avoided in 1989. And It talks about how "Throughout the years, AVO and its colleagues developed innovative ways to track earthquake activity, ground deformation, and volcanic gas output, and analyze satellite imagery in the harsh Alaskan environment." which is pretty awesome
Read the article here: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3542&from=rss#.UVr_KpPviSo