Disaster Management and Volcanoes

Paper Summary:

This paper explores both past and current methods of disaster management when volcanic activity occurs. The paper focuses on monitoring and detection as approaches to handling potentially disastrous situations. Various methods of detection are explained, such as seismic monitoring. The author concludes that new methods offer hope for better predictions of volcanic activity, yet more must be done for disaster preparation. This is imperative in order to better predict volcanic events and save the lives of those who witness such a natural disaster.

From the Paper:

"Seismic monitoring is one of the most common ways to keep track of volcanic activity (Choi, 2004; Mileti, 1999). Seismometers monitor earth movement, including the earthquakes and tremors that sometimes indicate volcanic activity like underground magma movement (Choi, 2004). Though seismic activity is often linked to volcanic events successfully, not all seismic events indicate a coming eruption (Kerr, 2003). For this reason, seismometer readings do not always provide accurate predictions (Choi, 2004)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Choi, C. (2004). Volcanic sniffing. Scientific American, 291(5), 22-24.
• Kerr, R.A. (2003). High-tech fingers on Earth's erratic pulse. Science, 299(5615), 2016-2019.
• Mileti, D.S. (1999). A reassessment of natural hazards in the United States. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.

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