THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITY

Altogether about 2500 volcanoes exist on Earth, and during the last 3500 years, 959 of them erupted. About 360 mln. people live in dangerous proximity to actve volcanoes. On average about 50 volcanoes erupt each year. Catastrophic events may result from six volcanic processes, viz. 1) ejection of ro...

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Main Author: Sergey GOVORUSHKO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura Universitaria Craiova 2007-01-01
Series:Analele Universității din Craiova. Seria Geografie
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Online Access:http://analegeo.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Articolul-6-Govorushko.pdf