Damage from lava flows: insights from the 2014–2015 eruption of Fogo, Cape Verde

• Main Authors: Jenkins, Susanna F., Day, S. J., Faria, B. V. E., Fonseca, J. F. B. D.
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Cape Verde; Fogo
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85772; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43825
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fast-moving lava flows during the 2014-2015 eruption of Fogo volcano in Cape Verde engulfed 75% (nn =260) of buildings within three villages in the Cha das Caldeiras area, as well as 25% of cultivable agricultural land, water storage facilities and the only road into the area. The eruption had a cat...