Ash, Gas and Computers: the vulnerability of laptop computers to volcanic hazards

• Main Author: Wilson, Grant Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences 2011
• Subjects: tephra; notebook computer; electronics; corrosion; volcanic risk; New Zealand; White Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/6802; https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/5888

Volcanic eruptions are powerful, uncontrollable natural events which produce a number of hazards that can impact upon all aspects of society, including critical infrastructure. The most widespread and disruptive of these hazards is volcanic ashfall. Direct ashfall impacts, even minor, can cause mult...