Hazards module resources - Volcanic eruptions and mitigation strategies
Updated Term 1 2021
Information on volcanoes
Volcano world - Run by Oregon State University Global Volcanism Program - Run by the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Volcanoes of the world database - Part of the Global Volcanism Program The tricky science of tracking and predicting volcanic eruptions - Cosmos Magazine Why can't we predict when a volcano will erupt? - The Conversation |
Recent notable eruptions
2014 Mount Ontake eruption
Japan volcano eruption: death toll rises as toxic gas suspends search - Guardian news article Explaining surprise eruption of Japan volcano where dozens are presumed dead - National Geographic article What caused the fatal 2014 eruption of Japan's Mount Ontake? - EOS Earth & Space Science News article Mount Ontake volcanic eruption - Shrewsbury International School blog post Video: Japan volcano shoots rock and ash on Mount Ontake - BBC News video NASA satellite images of Mount Ontake's eruption The eruption of Japan's Mount Ontake - Images from The Atlantic |
Disaster mitigation
This is a collection of different types of websites that will help you understand how volcano risk is managed around the world. Some of these articles are very long and complex; you don't have to read them word for word, you can skim read to find the relevant information.
Japan: Active Volcanoes Special Measures Act amended - Article from the Library of Congress
After deadly eruption, Japan ponders how to improve predictions - Science Magazine
Managing tectonic hazards - BBC Bitesize
Volcanic hazard management - ExploreVolcanoes.com
Scientists plot the destruction that a volcanic eruption in Auckland could cause - NZ Herald
Volcanic ash impacts and mitigation - U.S. Geological Survey (use the menu on the left to read all the sections)
Volcano Hazards - Video from U.S. Geological Survey
Volcanic risk mitigation plan - Waikato Regional Council, NZ [archive*] *what does [archive] mean?
Mitigation of volcanic disasters in densely populated areas - Article by Flavio Dobran, Italy
Understanding volcano hazards and preventing volcanic disasters - U.S. Geological Survey (this article is long- you can just read the Executive Summary and the 5-year goals section)
Volcanic Hazard Area - Building codes from the region around Mount Rainier in the U.S.
Mitigation: Coexisting with Mount Rainier - A chapter from the book: National Research Council, 1994, Mount Rainier: Active Cascade Volcano, The National Academies Press, Washington D.C.
This is a collection of different types of websites that will help you understand how volcano risk is managed around the world. Some of these articles are very long and complex; you don't have to read them word for word, you can skim read to find the relevant information.
Japan: Active Volcanoes Special Measures Act amended - Article from the Library of Congress
After deadly eruption, Japan ponders how to improve predictions - Science Magazine
Managing tectonic hazards - BBC Bitesize
Volcanic hazard management - ExploreVolcanoes.com
Scientists plot the destruction that a volcanic eruption in Auckland could cause - NZ Herald
Volcanic ash impacts and mitigation - U.S. Geological Survey (use the menu on the left to read all the sections)
Volcano Hazards - Video from U.S. Geological Survey
Volcanic risk mitigation plan - Waikato Regional Council, NZ [archive*] *what does [archive] mean?
Mitigation of volcanic disasters in densely populated areas - Article by Flavio Dobran, Italy
Understanding volcano hazards and preventing volcanic disasters - U.S. Geological Survey (this article is long- you can just read the Executive Summary and the 5-year goals section)
Volcanic Hazard Area - Building codes from the region around Mount Rainier in the U.S.
Mitigation: Coexisting with Mount Rainier - A chapter from the book: National Research Council, 1994, Mount Rainier: Active Cascade Volcano, The National Academies Press, Washington D.C.
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