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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Editura Universitaria Craiova
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| description | 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 rock debris; 2) lava flows; 3) ejection of volcanic gases; 4) burning volcanic clouds; 5) volcanic landslides; 6) lahars. Each eruption manifests itself in several volcanic processes, but only one or two of them may prevail. First of all volcanic eruptions are dangerous for the following human activities: 1) transportation; 2) agriculture; 3) communication & electricity transmission lines; 4) residential building. Average annual mortality from them is about 800 persons and economic loss amount to $800-900 million. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b06b35ba62b44325bc26434f0b0a697d2022-12-22T03:13:31ZengEditura Universitaria CraiovaAnalele Universității din Craiova. Seria Geografie1224-41122069-61912007-01-01X4761THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITYSergey GOVORUSHKOAltogether 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 rock debris; 2) lava flows; 3) ejection of volcanic gases; 4) burning volcanic clouds; 5) volcanic landslides; 6) lahars. Each eruption manifests itself in several volcanic processes, but only one or two of them may prevail. First of all volcanic eruptions are dangerous for the following human activities: 1) transportation; 2) agriculture; 3) communication & electricity transmission lines; 4) residential building. Average annual mortality from them is about 800 persons and economic loss amount to $800-900 million.http://analegeo.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Articolul-6-Govorushko.pdfeconomic lossenvironmental significancemortalityprotection measuresvolcanic eruptions |
| spellingShingle | Sergey GOVORUSHKO THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITY Analele Universității din Craiova. Seria Geografie economic loss environmental significance mortality protection measures volcanic eruptions |
| title | THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITY |
| title_full | THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITY |
| title_fullStr | THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITY |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITY |
| title_short | THE IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON HUMAN ACTIVITY |
| title_sort | impact of volcanic eruptions on human activity |
| topic | economic loss environmental significance mortality protection measures volcanic eruptions |
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