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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Main Authors: D. K. Bird, G. Gisladottir, D. Dominey-Howes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-02-01
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