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Collapsing volcanoes: the sleeping giants' threat
Author(s) -
Shea Thomas,
Van Wyk de Vries Benjamin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2010.00750.x
Subject(s) - volcano , geology , rockslide , seismology , landslide
Dormant volcanoes are typically thought of as relatively safe environments to live around. However, under certain geological conditions, such volcanoes can be prone to collapse and may generate massive rockslide avalanches reaching tens of kilometres from the volcano.