Effective natural hazard risk assessment requires the characterisation of both hazards and
vulnerabilities of exposed elements. Volcanic hazard assessment is at an advanced state …

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are mixtures of two components, namely solid particles
and fluid (gas) phase. They macroscopically behave as dense, multiphase gravity currents …

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are dangerous multiphase flows originating from
volcanic eruptions. PDCs cause more than a third of volcanic fatalities globally and …

This paper presents structured and cost-effective methods for assessing the physical
vulnerability of at-risk communities to the range of volcanic hazards, developed as part of the …

Probabilistic characterizations of possible future eruptive scenarios at Vesuvius volcano are
elaborated and organized within a risk-based framework. In the EXPLORIS project, a wide …

An 11-minute sequence of laterally-directed explosions and retrogressive collapses on 5
November 2010 at Merapi (Indonesia) destroyed a rapidly-growing dome and generated …

The large explosive eruption of Merapi volcano, Indonesia, in 2010 presented a key, and
rare, opportunity to study the impacts of a major explosive eruption in a densely populated …

In the paper the first attempt at the definition of a model to assess the impact of a range of
different volcanic hazards on the building structures is presented. This theoretical approach …

We compare eruptive dynamics, effects and deposits of the Bezymianny 1956 (BZ), Mount St
Helens 1980 (MSH), and Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat 1997 (SHV) eruptions, the key …

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are the most lethal threat from volcanoes. While there
are two main types of PDCs (fully turbulent, fully dilute pyroclastic surges and more …