A volcanic hazard is the probability a volcanic eruption or related geophysical event will occur in a given geographic area and within a specified window...
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tropical cyclones, lightning strikes, volcanic activity and wildfires. Technological and anthropogenic hazards include, for example, structural collapses...
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Lahar (redirect from Volcanic debris flow)
Typhoon Reming triggered additional lahars in the Philippines in 2006. Volcanic hazard Mass wasting Polder Land reclamation "Lahar". USGS Photo Glossary....
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the greatest volcanic hazards. In a hazard and risk assessment by Brown et al. (2015), these two islands have a volcanic hazard index of II (from a possible...
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Volcanic ash consists of fragments of rock, mineral crystals, and volcanic glass, produced during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches)...
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The Cumbre Vieja tsunami hazard refers to the risk that a volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, could cause a large landslide...
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Haleakalā (section Volcanic hazard)
a volcanic mountain. On the island of Hawaiʻi, lava-flow hazards are rated on a scale of one through nine with one being the zone of highest hazard and...
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initiated an endowment under his name to contribute to the education of volcanic hazard specialists from developing countries. Voight performed work in 1971–1973...
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Waitemata Harbour. Within New Zealand the volcanic hazard of the field is graded below that of Taupō Volcanic Zone volcano's but is likely to be perceived...
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The Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field, also called the Clearwater Cone Group, is a potentially active monogenetic volcanic field in east-central British...
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in diameter up to 600 m (2,000 ft) from the vent. Volcanic bombs are a significant volcanic hazard, and can cause severe injuries and death to people...
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surrounding populations and monitor natural hazards associated with volcanic activity. Geologists who research volcanic materials that make up the solid Earth...
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USA – IAVCEI "Decade Volcano" – Hazards, Seismicity, and Geophysical Studies". IAVCEI conference on volcanic hazard in densely populated regions. Archived...
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Volcanological Survey of Indonesia (redirect from Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center)
volcano) Peta daerah bahaya gunungapi (Volcanic hazard map) Peta kawasan rawan bencana gunungapi (Volcanic hazard map of volcano) Its main annual publication...
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Plumes of volcanic ash near active volcanoes are a flight safety hazard, especially for night flights. Volcanic ash is hard and abrasive, and can quickly...
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Stratovolcano (category Volcanic landforms)
000 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. Most deaths were caused by pyroclastic flows and lahars, deadly hazards that often accompany explosive...
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than one volcanic hazard (people living near the Decade Volcanoes may experience tephra fall, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, lahars, volcanic edifice instability...
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Mazuku (category Geological hazards)
dioxide and radon gas hazard in the Alban Hills area (central Italy)". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. Volcanic hazards: Monitoring, prediction...
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List of volcanoes in Mexico (section Volcanic hazards)
ecosystems, agriculture, and human settlements. The volcanic activity also poses potential hazards to surrounding communities, necessitating ongoing monitoring...
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Natural disaster (redirect from Natural hazard)
including submarine landslides, tropical cyclones, volcanic activity and wildfires. Additional natural hazards include blizzards, dust storms, firestorms, hails...
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The Lassen volcanic area presents a geological record of sedimentation and volcanic activity in and around Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California...
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and lahars. Flooding associated with meltwater is a significant hazard in some volcanic areas, including Iceland, Alaska, and parts of the Andes. Jökulhlaups...
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Omayra Sánchez (category Deaths in volcanic eruptions)
quaternary eruptive history of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic massif, Colombia. Implications for assessment of volcanic hazards (PDF). Symposium international géodynamique...
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on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017. "Volcanic Hazard Assessment for St. Kitts". Volcanic Hazard Assessment for St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles. Wetsermann...
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Mount Meager massif (redirect from Mount Meager volcanic complex)
The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt (GVB) has a long history of eruptions and poses a threat to the surrounding region. Any volcanic hazard ranging from landslides...
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about 1,000 °C (1,800 °F). Pyroclastic flows are the deadliest of all volcanic hazards and are produced as a result of certain explosive eruptions; they normally...
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Ring of Fire (section Volcanic eruptions)
J; Edwards, B R (2001). "Volcanoes and volcanic hazards". In Brooks, G R (ed.). A synthesis of geological hazards in Canada. Geological Survey of Canada...
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Supervolcano (redirect from Super volcanic eruption)
671D. doi:10.1130/focus082008.1. "Questions About Supervolcanoes". Volcanic Hazards Program. USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. 21 August 2015. Archived...
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Mono–Inyo Craters (redirect from Mono Lake Volcanic Field)
The Mono–Inyo Craters are a volcanic chain of craters, domes and lava flows in Mono County, Eastern California. The chain stretches 25 miles (40 km) from...
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