Volcanic impacts

Payne R (2012) Volcanic impacts on peatland microbial communities: A tephropalaeoecological hypothesis-test,

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Impacts do not initiate volcanic eruptions: Eruptions close to the crater

A theme that runs through many papers on meteorite impact is the idea that large impacts can induce volcanic eruptions through decompression melting of the underlying rocks. We perform numerical simulations of the impact of an asteroid with a diameter of 20 km striking at 15 km s-1 into a target with a near surface temperature gradient of 13 K km-1 (" cold " case) or 30 K km-1 (" hot " case). T...

Modelling expected physical impacts and human casualties from explosive volcanic eruptions

A multi-hazard, multi-vulnerability impact model has been developed for application to European volcanoes that could significantly damage human settlements. This impact model is based on volcanological analyses of the potential hazards and hazard intensities coupled with engineering analyses of the vulnerability to these hazards of residential buildings in four European locations threatened by ...

Environmental impacts on health from continuous volcanic activity at Yasur (Tanna) and Ambrym, Vanuatu.

Continuous low-level basaltic volcanic activity, from Yasur Volcano in Tanna, and Marum and Benbow vents on Ambrym, occurred for as long as records have been kept in Vanuatu. The potential chronic health implications for the inhabitants of these two areas were investigated in a preliminary environmental sampling program. The focus was particularly on fluoride and other volcanic gas-derived chem...

Volcanic Eruptions