Geologic hazards at volcanoes

Myers, Bobbie; Driedger, Carolyn L.

doi:10.3133/gip64

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“…The goal is to encourage officials, individuals, and lahar-vulnerable populations to take responsibility for risk reduction within their communities through collaborative projects and services. Some examples include regular and occasional trainings with educational materials for the general public (Driedger et al 1998), school educators (Driedger et al 2005;Myers and Driedger 2008a;Myers and Driedger 2008b), park interpreters (Driedger et al 2002), and the news media . Some of this work is further analysed or described by Johnston et al (2006), Cadig et al (2016), Pierson et al (2014), and Perry et al (2016).…”

Section: Conditions Of Volcano Hazards Preparedness Leading Into the mentioning

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Leveraging lessons learned to prevent future disasters—insights from the 2013 Colombia-US binational exchange

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In 2013, scientists implemented a binational exchange for emergency planners and responders in communities near Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia and volcanoes of the Cascade Range of the United States (US). This program was designed to promote understanding of volcanic disasters and effective mitigation options, motivate participants to strengthen emergency planning efforts, and promote trust-building among participants. The 2013 Binational Exchange was funded by the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP), a joint U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program. During a week-long visit to Colombian emergency response agencies, Nevado del Ruiz, and lahar-destroyed ruins of the city of Armero and the region of Viejo Rio Claro, US participants became familiar with Colombian counterparts who have had recent and frequent experiences addressing volcanic crises. Aging survivors and authorities of the Nevado del Ruiz catastrophe of 1985 gave participants first-hand accounts, and ideas for improved preparedness and response. While in the US, Colombian participants observed emergency response capabilities and facilities, and received training in systems of incident command. Colombians made presentations to the US public and officials about the similarities of lahar risks in both nations. This article describes the 2013 Binational Exchange as an experiential learning event and uses results of post-exchange discussions and interviews as evidence of steps achieved within the learning process. Six years hence, this article provides examples of progress with volcano hazards mitigation in both nations. The article offers the binational exchange model as an effective tool that employs both experiential learning and socialization of participants to create a highly motivating and effective learning environment.

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“…B) Lava map of Vesuvius (Auldjo, 1832) -https://www. flickr.com/photos/bibliodyssey/5912896472 Fig.14-Geologic hazards at volcanoes(Myers & Driedger, 2008).…”

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Geological maps: evolution and use of the precious knowledge hidden in a coloured landscape

Berra,

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2024

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Since the first modern geological map published in 1815, geological maps represent the best way to store geological knowledge, available for different applications. As for all the other types of thematic maps, geological maps require a continuous update. For geological maps updating is critical, not because the geology of a territory is affected by significant, major changes at a human time scale (except for major catastrophic events, such as flooding, landslides, volcanic eruptions) but because the geological knowledge of a territory increases continuously.Actually, the increased understanding of geological processes and the development of new technological tools for analyses (both on rocks and minerals but also for geophysical investigations) greatly developed in the last century, continuously providing new data able to enhance the geological knowledge. Furthermore, the availability of digital tools able to store and process georeferenced data, improved the integration of geological elements with other types of geographic information (such as land use, urbanistic plans, infrastructure networks and so on), increasing the integration of different information for decision-makers. The classical process of geological mapping (starting from outdoor field work integrated with laboratory analyses) requires a major effort for the homogenization of the criteria when the systematic geological mapping of entire countries is planned to produce maps that represent with the same rules complex and wide areas. The need of the update of geological maps is documented by some examples of application of the Italian official geological map at 1:50,000 scale (CARG Project) as well as the innovations that this project represents with respect to previous maps at 1:100,000 scale in terms of definition of mappable units, criteria for representation of geological objects and presence of a digital database, promoting its use for different applications related to land management.

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