Hello Chloe - I don't have the answers to some of your questions. AVO isn't part of who visits Pavlof - Pavlof lies within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge - the folks at http://www.fws.gov/refuge/alaska_peninsula/ might be able to better answer your question. The closest community to Pavlof is Belkofski, 23 miles southwest of Pavlof. It isn't an easy place to get to, as there aren't any roads there. During an explosive eruption, the ash cloud might generate lightning, and ash in the atmosphere can darken the sky or reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the ground. Volcanic gases can create acid rain. Very large volcanic eruptions can affect climate (weather vs climate: weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time), but that is a very large topic. Here are places to start reading about it: http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/climate_effects.html http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/ROG2000.pdf Pavlof itself is a product of its eruptions. It's a stratocone, within the larger Emmons Lake Volcanic Center. Typical Pavlof eruptions produce spatter-fed lava flows and lahars (volcanic mudflows) on the flanks of the volcano. Good luck with your studies Cheryl Cameron -------- Chloe Kinzler wrote: Hi, My name is Chloe Kinzler and my science class in Los Angeles is doing a volcano project. My volcano is Pavlof. Could you please answer some questions for me? I would really appreciate it. 1) How many people, if any, visit the Pavlof Volcano every year? 2) Is the weather in the are affected by eruptions of Pavlof? 3) Are there any new landforms or deformation that has been cause by Pavlof? Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions? -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050