Volcanic Hazards in Central America
Volcanic Hazards in Central America

Author: William Ingersoll Rose

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0813724120

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"This volume is a sampling of current scientific work about volcanoes in Central America with specific application to hazards. The papers reflect a variety of international and interdisciplinary collaborations and employ new methods. The book will be of interest to a broad cross section of scientists, especially volcanologists. The volume also will interest students who aspire to work in the field of volcano hazards mitigation or who may want to work in one of Earth's most volcanically active areas."--Publisher's website.

Central America
Central America

Author: Jochen Bundschuh

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13:

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An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole, exploring geology, earth resources and geo-hazards across political boundaries. It reviews the published literature, and supplements it with an abundance of information from ongoing investigations and internal reports. Covering a region rich in geological resources and where natural disasters are frequent, the monograph provides a solid foundation for local and international institutions concerned with land-use, infrastructure, water and energy resources, and mining, as well as with hazard reduction and disaster prevention.

The Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Colombia, South America, November 13, 1985
The Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Colombia, South America, November 13, 1985

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1991-02-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0309044774

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On November 13, 1985, catastrophic mudflows swept down the slopes of the erupting Nevado del Ruiz volcano, destroying structures in their paths. Various estimates of deaths ranged as high as 24,000 residents. Though the nature and extent of risk posed by the mudflows to local communities were well documented before the event and extensive efforts had been made to communicate this information to those at risk, the affected communities were caught largely unaware. This volume analyzes the disaster's many aspects: the extent, constitution, and behavior of the mudflows; the nature of damage to structures; the status of the area's disaster warning system; and the extent of the area's disaster preparedness, emergency response actions, and disaster relief effortsâ€"both at the time of the disaster and in the first few months following the event.

Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk
Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk

Author: Susan C. Loughlin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-07-24

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1107111757

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The first comprehensive assessment of global volcanic hazards and risk, with detailed regional profiles, for the disaster risk reduction community. Also available as Open Access.

Central America, Two Volume Set
Central America, Two Volume Set

Author: Jochen Bundschuh

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-04-12

Total Pages: 1392

ISBN-13: 0203947045

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An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole, exploring geology, earth resources and geo-hazards across political boundaries. It reviews the published literature, and supplements it with an abundance of information from o

Volcanoes of the World
Volcanoes of the World

Author: Lee Siebert

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-02-09

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 0520947932

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This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new eruptions have been documented. This edition updates the book’s key components: a directory of volcanoes active during the Holocene; a chronology of eruptions over the past ten thousand years; a gazetteer of volcano names, synonyms, and subsidiary features; an extensive list of references; and an introduction placing these data in context. This edition also includes new photographs, data on the most common rock types forming each volcano, information on population densities near volcanoes, and other features, making it the most comprehensive source available on Earth’s dynamic volcanism.

Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America
Natural Hazards and Human-Exacerbated Disasters in Latin America

Author: Edgardo Latrubesse

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2009-09-10

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 0080932185

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The main objective of the book is to offer a vision of the dynamics of the main disasters in South America, describing their mechanisms and consequences on South American societies. The chapters are written by selected specialists of each country. Human-induced disasters are also included, such as desertification in Patagonia and soil erosion in Brazil. The receding of South-American glaciers as a response to recent climatic trends and sea-level scenarios are discussed. The approach is broad in analyzing causes and consequences and includes social and economic costs, discussing environmental and planning problems, but always describing the geomorphologic/geologic involved processes with a good scientific substantiation. This is important to differentiate the book from others of a more 'social' impact that discuss risks and disasters with emphases mainly on economy and simple impacts. - Actual theme, interesting for a variety of professionals - Fills in the scarcity of specialized literature in geosciences from South America - The first book in the market exclusively devoted to geomorphology of disasters in South America