People living under threat of volcanic hazard in southern Iceland: vulnerability and risk perception

Residents in the village of Vík and in the farming community of Álftaver in southern Iceland are living with the threat of volcanic hazards. The highly active subglacial volcano Katla has erupted approximately twice per century since the beginning of settlement around 874 AD. The last...

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Main Authors: G. Jóhannesdóttir, G. Gísladóttir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-02-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/407/2010/nhess-10-407-2010.pdf