The actual collective monograph presents the results of both theoretical and experimental studies of the multi-disciplinary problem on volcanic hazard assessment and development of techniques for prediction of catastophic eruptions. The volcanism of Kamchatka and other regions of Russia has been analyzed. On the basis of geological, volcanological and tephrachronological studies including radiocarbon dating, there have been defined certain groups of volcanoes on different stages of evolution. At the same time the problem of determination of the internal structure of volcanic dome using modem theoretical methods and technologies is well investigated. The new techniques of estimation of volcanic hazard were developed. Whenever ti is required, theoretical approaches are confirmed by results of in-field observations.

The book will satisfy the needs of Earth sciences specialists from a variety of backgrounds, volcanology, geo-mechanics, ecology, industrial constuction applications and hazard assessment.

We report new electron microscopy and high-precision EMP data on tephra from five modern (2009-2011)
eruptions from Kamchatka and Kurile Islands volcanoes. All the studied tephra contain fresh volcanic glass.
Fresh magmatic material prevails in Kliuchevskoi and Sarychev Peak tephra as well as in tephra erupted from
Kizimen volcano in January 2011. Tephra from the initial eruptions of Kizimen volcano (December 2011)
and from Shiveluch and Koriaksky eruptions mainly consist of crystallized rock fragments and crystals
with subordinate amount of glass. Most of the analyzed volcanic glass shards have normal alkalinity and
moderate-K composition as the majority of Kamchatkan magmas. Composition of glasses from the 2010
eruptions of Kliuchevskoi and Shiveluch are consistent with the expected ones for the current period of
their evolution. Composition of volcanic glass from the 2010-2011 eruptions from Kizimen is identical to
that from its largest pre-historic eruptions. This fact implies that a magmatic chamber of stable rhyolitic
composition has been present under Kizimen volcano for at least 10 kyr.

The paper provides data characterizing the volcanic activity in the Kurile Islands in 2017. The authors studied eruptions of Ebeko Volcano (Paramushir Island), Chirinkotan (Chirinkotan Island) and intensification of activity of Sarychev Peak (Matua Island) and Kudryavy (Iturup Island) volcanoes.

Data showing the activity of the volcanoes in the Kurilе Island Arc in the XXI century are given. The volcanic eruptions at the volcanoes Chikurachki, Chirinkotan, Ebeko, Sarychev Peak, Ekarma, Ivan Grozny, Alaid and Snow were considered. Increase of steam-gas activity was observed at the volcanoes Sinarka (Shiashkotan Isl.), Berg (Urup Isl.), Severgin Peak (Kharimkotan Isl.) and Kudryavy (Iturup Isl.). It is shown that the brief (from a few hours to several days) explosive eruptions of weak and moderate intensity (VEI = 0–3) prevailed. The most active were volcanoes Chikurachki (8 events) and Ebeko (4 events) (Paramushir Isl.). The strongest eruption during the reporting period was explosiveeffusive eruption of Sarychev Peak volcano in 2009; the longest were effusive eruptions of Snow Volcano (Chirpoi Isl.) in 2012–2016. The total volume of erupted material for the years 2000–2016 does not exceed 0.3–0.4 km3.