Here in western Montana, we are used to preparing for severe weather and winter storms, but there is another natural threat ...

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The November 1985 eruption of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano and the resulting Armero disaster marked a turning point in natural hazard and risk research, assessment and mitigation. Here, we ...

Volcanic eruptions create some of nature’s most dramatic displays. Depending on their magnitude and location, they also have the potential for becoming major social and economic disasters. To date, ...

The tragedy occurred on Indonesia’s Mount Dukono, where three climbers, two from Singapore and one Indonesian, were killed in the eruption.

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant. No lava, no explosions, no ash clouds. It appeared extinct, like many other volcanoes today. An international research team ...

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This chapter summarizes the principal conclusions and recommendations developed elsewhere in this report. Major conclusions are printed in italics and recommendations in bold. Basic research in the ...