Here, we review volcanic risk management at Mount St. Helens from the perspective of the
US Geological Survey's (USGS) experience over the four decades since its 18 May 1980 …

Many active European volcanoes and volcano observatories are island-based and located
far from their administrative “mainland”. Consequently, Governments have developed …

This paper draws on several recent cases to analyse the particular challenges for experts
who are called to provide scientific advice under time-critical circumstances. It uses the …

This volume, Observing the volcano world: volcanic crisis communication, focuses at the
point where the 'rubber hits the road', where the world of volcano-related sciences and all its …

Despite the alleged mastery of humans over nature, contemporary societies are acutely
vulnerable to natural hazards. In interaction with vulnerable communities, these transform …

Many Quaternary silicic volcanoes in the Main Ethiopian Rift pose a potential risk due to the
poorly known eruptive histories of the volcanoes in combination with a high population …

This paper presents the results of empirical research on Montserrat, in the British West
Indies, undertaken in 2008–2010. It highlights the challenges of managing a crisis that …

The year is 12,800 BP. Europe is entirely occupied by people of the so-called Upper
Magdalenian culture. Well, not entirely... one small region, southern Scandinavia, differs …

In this paper, we use insights from science studies to elucidate the nature of advisory
science in the context of disasters, particularly those involving geophysical hazards. We …

Los primeros indicios de una posible erupción volcánica en El Hierro se percibieron a partir
de julio de 2011 en forma de sismos de baja intensidad pero anormalmente numerosos. La …