A glimpse into the future - Earth Science on Trial! (VUELCO & CoV7, Colima 2012)

20 Mar 2013 | Contributor(s): Richard Bretton, Jo Gottsmann

The United Nations has played a vital role in improving the governance of natural hazards including volcanoes. The UN's International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction 1990-2000 generated an increased interest in and concern for disaster-related issues and in particular proactive risk...

Reflections on the L'Aquila verdict - A candid risk assessment of the role of the earth scientist and some suggestions for risk management (VUELCO Barcelona 2013)

20 Mar 2013 | Contributor(s): Richard Bretton, Jo Gottsmann, Robert Stephen Sparks

The scientific community's public reaction to the conviction and sentencing of seven Italian scientists was immediate, passionate and, too large extent, ill-informed. The after-shock waves were predictable; the Twitter feeds, blogs and press releases vitriolic. There was unanimity that we were...

Hazard Assessment Reports must be in writing but what should they contain and why? (VUELCO Barcelona 2013)

20 Mar 2013 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Richard Bretton, Jo Gottsmann

Immediately after the VUELCO-Colima 2012 volcanic unrest simulation exercise, feedback was obtained from the two Civil Protection authorities that took part – the authorities for the States of Colima and Jalisco respectively. The feedback was mixed and yet very informative. It covered the content...

HASSET: A probability event tree tool to evaluate future eruptive scenarios based on Bayesian Inference. Presented as a plugin for QGIS

20 Mar 2013 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Rosa Sobradelo, Stefania Bartolini

HASSET: Hazard Assessment Event Tree. A probability event tree tool to evaluate future eruptive scenarios based on Bayesian Inference. Presented as a plugin for QGIS.Authors:Rosa Sobradelo, Stefania Bartolini1, and Joan Martí

ADVANCES IN INTEGRATED VOLCANIC GEODETIC MODELLING AND APPLICATION TO DEEP-SEATED UNREST AT UTURUNCU VOLCANO, BOLIVIA

18 Mar 2013 | Presentations | Contributor(s): James Hickey, Jo Gottsmann

Moving on from simple, analytical deformation models, we have developed a suite of numerical models that can account for a range of realistic crustal complexities and are thus more consistent with multi-disciplinary constraints. Using Finite Element techniques through commercial code COMSOL...

Abstracts of presentations at the VUELCO conference (March 7 and 8, 2013 (Barcelona, Spain)

12 Mar 2013 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jo Gottsmann

This pdf files contains all abstracts submitted for presentation at the conference.

Handbook for Volcanic Risk Management - Prevention, Crisis Management, Resilience

01 Mar 2013 | Publications

The EU project MIAVITA has produced the "Handbook for Volcanic Risk Management - prevention, crisis management, resilience".This free handbook is mainly addressed to civil protection stakeholders, scientists and in general to all the Institutions/people that deal with the management of volcanic...

An assessment of hydrothermal alteration in the Santiaguito lava dome complex, Guatemala: implications for dome collapse hazards

28 Feb 2013 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jessica L. Ball, Eliza S Calder, Marc Bernstein

A combination of field mapping, geochemistry, and remote sensing methods has been employed to determine the extent of hydrothermal alteration and assess the potential for failure at the Santiaguito lava dome complex, Guatemala. The 90-year-old complex of four lava domes has only experienced...

Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala - poster

27 Feb 2013 | Miscellaneous | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

This poster summarizes my PhD research on Santiaguito for non-scientists.

Disaster Zone - Montserrat Factsheet

27 Feb 2013 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

A factsheet on the Montserrat volcanic crisis. This was designed to suit the UK GCSE Geography curriculum, so very little science is included!

Disaster Zone - Rocks

26 Feb 2013 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

See volcanic rocks up close and under the microscope. Part of the "Disaster Zone" stall / educational resource; suitable for all ages, although younger children must be supervised.

Disaster Zone - Make-a-Quake!

26 Feb 2013 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

An activity for all ages - build houses from Lego and Jenga blocks, then make an "earthquake" to see how well they survive; monitor the "seismic" waves on a laptop. Part of the "Disaster Zone" stall / educational resource; use as a stall activity or in the classroom.

Disaster Zone - Sounds of Disaster

26 Feb 2013 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

A game for all ages - find out what erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, avalanches, wildfires, etc sound like. Part of the "Disaster Zone" stall / educational resource; use it as a stall or classroom activity.

Disaster Zone - Eruption Styles Activity

25 Feb 2013 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

Recreate four different styles of volcanic eruption: effusive, Strombolian, Vulcanian, and Plinian. Part of the "Disaster Zone" stall / educational resource; suitable for all ages.Includes an activity guide, instructions on how to set up each of the four demonstrations, and pictures to show what...

Disaster Zone - Dress up like a Volcanologist!

25 Feb 2013 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

Activity for all ages - part of the "Disaster Zone" stall / educational resource. People can dress up, then have their photo taken in front of a "volcano" background poster. Includes a guide on how to run the activity, background posters, activity sign, and a booklet showing volcanologists at...