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Volcano
Vents in the surface of the Earth through which magma and associated gases erupt; also, the forms of structures, usually conical, that are produced by the erupted material. source: USGS
Disasters displaced over 32 mln people in 2012
13 May 2013, AlertNet
'The level of displacement risk will be greatly influenced by how well countries and communities are able to strengthen disaster prevention, preparedness and response and adapt to new realities,' a new report warns. Follow the discussion on the issue at the Global Platform for disaster risk reduction...
- Cabot Institute/CREDIBLE summer school - Risk and uncertainty in natural hazards15-19 Jul 2013, United Kingdom (Bristol)
- IAVCEI general assembly - 2013: forecasting volcanic activity20-24 Jul 2013, Japan (Kagoshima)
- Eastern African quaternary climate change and variability23-27 Jul 2013, Kenya (Nanyuki)
- Natural Hazard ManagementUniv of Chester, United Kingdom (Chester)
- Especialización Superior en prevención y atención de desastresUni Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador (Quito)
- Specialization certificate in geological and climate related riskUNIGE, Switzerland (Geneva)
Manual de ingenieria naturalistica2012, Plan Intl; SNGR, Ecuador - gov; UNDP Ecuador
Disaster management: engineering and environmental aspects2013
WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 20122013, WMO
Aprendiendo de la experiencia para planificar la recuperación2011, BCPR-UNDP; SNGR, Ecuador - gov; UNDP
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012Jan 2013, Munich Re
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2011Jan 2012, Munich Re
- Tanzanian villagers encouraged to learn hazards of living near erupting volcano2009, USGS, United States of America - gov
- Simulation de risques naturels: les infographies2008, MEDDTL, France - gov
Number of volcano occured (reported)
| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database |
External Online Resources on Volcano
- DARA: Climate vulnerability monitor
- Disaster Report: recent natural disasters list
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- Education for hazards
- Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
- Global volcanism program
- Humanitarian Early Warning Service - global multi-hazard watch service to support humanitarian preparedness
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- International Charter: Space and major disaster activation maps
- inTERRAgate
- Martinique: risques et nuisances (in French)
- Natural disaster awareness tool catalogue
- OIKOS: interactive game and information on hazard impact, mechanism, mitigation and simulation (in many languages)
- Pangeo project - Geological information in support of global monitoring for environment and security
- SATCA: Early warning system for Central America
- USGS volcano fact sheets
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