Resident perception of volcanic hazards and evacuation procedures
Katla volcano, located beneath the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap in southern Iceland, is capable of producing catastrophic jökulhlaup. The Icelandic Civil Protection (ICP), in conjunction with scientists, local police and emergency managers, developed mitigation strategies for possible jökulhlaup produced d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-02-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/251/2009/nhess-9-251-2009.pdf |