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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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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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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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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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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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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Natural disaster (redirect from Natural hazard)
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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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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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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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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USA – IAVCEI "Decade Volcano" – Hazards, Seismicity, and Geophysical Studies". IAVCEI conference on volcanic hazard in densely populated regions. Archived...
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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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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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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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Mount Garibaldi (section Volcanic hazards)
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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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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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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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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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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