A statistical analysis of the global historical volcanic fatalities record
A new database of volcanic fatalities is presented and analysed, covering the period 1600 to 2010 AD. Data are from four sources: the Smithsonian Institution, Witham (2005), CRED EM-DAT and Munich RE....
View ArticleGlobal database on large magnitude explosive volcanic eruptions (LaMEVE)
To facilitate the assessment of hazards and risk from volcanoes, we have created a comprehensive global database of Quaternary Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE). This forms part of...
View ArticleOperational eruption forecasting at high-risk volcanoes: the case of Campi...
High risk volcanic events are commonly preceded by long periods of unrest during which scientists are asked to provide near real-time forecasts. The rarity of such events, inaccessibility of the...
View ArticleReducing risk from lahar hazards: concepts, case studies, and roles for...
Lahars are rapid flows of mud–rock slurries that can occur without warning and catastrophically impact areas more than 100 km downstream of source volcanoes. Strategies to mitigate the potential for...
View ArticleVolcanic fatalities database: analysis of volcanic threat with distance and...
Volcanoes can produce far-reaching hazards that extend distances of tens or hundreds of kilometres in large eruptions, or in certain conditions for smaller eruptions. About a tenth of the world’s...
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