Open AccessHow the Armero Tragedy Changed Volcanology in Colombia
Author(s) -
Santiago Fl�rez,
Camilo Garzn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo210628
Subject(s) - volcanology , tragedy (event) , geology , sociology , volcano , social science , seismology
The deadly eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 made Colombian volcanologists realize that studying natural phenomena was irrelevant if they could not share their knowledge to avoid predictable tragedies.