Lava flow crises in inhabited areas part I: lessons learned and research gaps related to effusive, basaltic eruptions

Abstract Lava flows have threatened and/or inundated inhabited areas and/or their supporting networks 38 times at 12 volcanoes in the past 70 years. A systematic evaluation of these events has not been undertaken, making it hard to compare eruptions, create lava flow vulnerability models to support...

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Main Authors: Sophia W. R. Tsang, Jan M. Lindsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Applied Volcanology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13617-020-00096-y