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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
Indonesia: 25 volcanoes showing abnormal activity - Presidential aide
15 Jan 2012, Jakarta Globe
'According to official data, 25 volcanoes are now under alert or watch status and they must be given priority with regard to disaster mitigation planning at district or city levels,' presidential special aide Andi Arief said at a workshop on journalists' role in disaster management...
- 4th International maar conference: a multidisciplinary congress on monogenetic volcanism 201220-24 Feb 2012, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Volcandpark21-25 May 2012, Spain (Olot)
- 4th International workshop on collapse Calderas23-29 Sep 2012, Italy (Vulsini Calderas)
- MSc Geophysical hazardsUCL, United Kingdom (London)
- Specialization certificate in geological and climate related riskUNIGE, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Specialization certificate in geological and climate related riskCERG; UNIGE, Switzerland (Geneva)
Teaching disaste risk reduction with interactive methods: book for head of class teachers, grades V-IX2011, ECHO; Min of Edu and Science, Georgia - gov; UNICEF
Vanuatu disaster awareness poster2011, RCS Vanuatu
Preparing for high-impact, low-probability events: lessons from Eyjafjallajökull2012, Chatham House
Guatemala: Evaluación de los impactos económicos, sociales y ambientales, y estimación de necesidades a causa de la erupción del volcán Pacaya y la tormenta tropical Agatha, mayo-septiembre de 20102011, ECLAC
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2011Jan 2012, Munich Re
Bangladesh: composite hazard mapMar 2011, OCHA-ROAP
- 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
- 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)
- SATCA: Early warning system for Central America
- USGS volcano fact sheets
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