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This very late first post shall introduce you to the DECADE VOLCANOES!!!

What are Decade Volcanoes??? They are actually 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as having a history of large and destructive eruptions and are incredibly close to densely-populated areas.

Some of the volcanic hazards that people face are tephra falls, pyroclastic flow, silicic lava flows, lahar and lava dome collapse.

The 16 current Decade Volcanoes:

• Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka, Russia
  
• Colima, Mexico
  
• Mount Etna, Italy


• Galeras, Colombia


• Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA


• Merapi, Indonesia


• Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo


• Mount Rainier, Washington, USA


• Sakurajima, Japan


• Santamaria/Santiaguito, Guatemala


• Santorini, Greece


• Taal Volcano, Philippines


• Teide, Canary Islands, Spain


• Ulawun, Papua New Guinea


• Mount Unzen, Japan


• Vesuvius, Italy
  

We shall focus on the four volcanoes in orange listed above.

We will be looking at the ways that the eruptions had affected the local population and the various means and measures taken to minimize destruction, and also the difference in the impacts of the volcanoes on DCs and LDCs.

Pictures:

Lava flow from Mauna Loa in 1984. (taken from www.geokem.com)

Merapi eruption. (taken from http://wew.id.or.id/images/Merapi_Nov96.JPG)

Nyiragongo, Congo (taken from http://www.volcano.si.edu/images/small/058064.jpg)

Vesuvius, Italy (taken from http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/italy_except_rome_and_sicily/vesuvius/ac780821.jpg)