Book Review: Dangerous Neighbors: Volcanoes and Cities
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Here, Grant Heiken, a world-renowned volcanologist, has written a book based on his long history investigating volcanic hazards that is absolutely riveting. Eight of the ten chapters focus on the interplay between major metropolises and destructive volcanoes. The introductory chapter sets the stage for the remainder of the book. This chapter touches on various types of volcanic events; from Nyiragongo lava flows that disrupted the city of Goma, DRC, to debris flows from Nevado del Ruiz that killed 23,000 residents in Armero, Columbia, to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland which spewed an ash column into the jet stream and disrupted air travel to 32 European countries for 6 days. Other issues weaved into the introduction are the social and political fallout when a predicted eruption does not occur (Soufriere de Guadeloupe), how hazard evaluation processes change, and why do major populations reside near high risk volcanoes.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- personal time; USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1331262
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-24129
- Journal Information:
- American Mineralogist, Vol. 101, Issue 4; ISSN 0003-004X
- Publisher:
- Mineralogical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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