Lahar risk assessment from source identification to potential impact analysis: the case of Vulcano Island, Italy

• Main Authors: Gattuso, Alessandro, Bonadonna, Costanza, Frischknecht, Corine, Cuomo, Sabatino, Baumann, Valérie, Pistolesi, Marco, Biass, Sebastien, Arrowsmith, J. Ramon, Moscariello, Mariagiovanna, Rosi, Mauro
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Lahar; Debris Flow
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164945
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lahars are rapid flows composed of water and volcaniclastic sediments, which have the potential to impact residential buildings and critical infrastructure as well as to disrupt critical services, especially in the absence of hazard-based land-use planning. Their destructive power is mostly associat...