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    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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    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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    Volcano (redirect from Volcanic)
    also owe its origins to a volcanic eruption. Although volcanic eruptions pose considerable hazards to humans, past volcanic activity has created important...
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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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  • ecosystems, agriculture, and human settlements. The volcanic activity also poses potential hazards to surrounding communities, necessitating ongoing monitoring...
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    Waitemata Harbour. Within New Zealand the volcanic hazard of the field is graded below that of Taupo Volcanic Zone volcano's but is likely to be perceived...
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    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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    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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    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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    heat waves, landslides, tropical cyclones, volcanic activity and wildfires. Additional natural hazards include blizzards, dust storms, firestorms, hails...
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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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  • 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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    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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    USA – IAVCEI "Decade Volcano" – Hazards, Seismicity, and Geophysical Studies". IAVCEI conference on volcanic hazard in densely populated regions. Archived...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    route; volcanic ash reduces visibility and can cause jet engine failure, as well as damage to other aircraft systems. These volcanic hazards become more...
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    Armero tragedy (category 20th-century volcanic events)
    quaternary eruptive history of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic massif, Colombia. Implications for assessment of volcanic hazards (PDF). Symposium international géodynamique...
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    geologic hazard or geohazard is an adverse geologic condition capable of causing widespread damage or loss of property and life. These hazards are geological...
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    Volcanic rocks (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) are rocks formed from lava erupted from a volcano. Like all rock types, the concept...
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    Doug (January 2005). "Volcanic and Scientific Activity at Kick ?em Jenny Submarine Volcano 2001?2002: Implications for Volcanic Hazard in the Southern Grenadines...
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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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    1,000 °C (1,800 °F). Pyroclastic flows are the most deadly of all volcanic hazards and are produced as a result of certain explosive eruptions; they normally...
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    Santa María (volcano) (category 20th-century volcanic events)
    Matias, O. (2001), Developing a Long-term Hazard Mitigation Plan for Consequent Volcanic Sedimentation Hazards at Santiaguito Dome Complex, Guatemala, American...
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    characteristics of volcanic islands make them prone to many natural hazards, which are expected to worsen due to climate change. These include volcanic eruptions...
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