Variations in community exposure to lahar hazards from multiple volcanoes in Washington State (USA)

• Main Authors: Diefenbach, Angela K, Wood, Nathan J, Ewert, John W
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2015
• Subjects: Lahar; Exposure; Risk; Volcano; Hazards; GIS; Vulnerability; Baker Glacier; Glacier Peak; Mount Adams; Mount Baker
• Online Access: http://www.appliedvolc.com/content/4/1/4

Abstract Understanding how communities are vulnerable to lahar hazards provides critical input for effective design and implementation of volcano hazard preparedness and mitigation strategies. Past vulnerability assessments have focused largely on hazards posed by a single volcano, even though commu...