Managing Volcanic Activity In Italy

Question 1

(Modifying the event) has there been any success with slowing and diverting lava flows from Etna?

Answer 1

Some local scale success

Question 2

(Modifying the loss) what is doen to divert lava flows away from settlements?

Answer 2

The gov. creates earthbarriers and channels

Question 3

(Modifying Vulnerability) role of monitoring volcanoes?

Answer 3

Plays a significant role in mitigating eruption hazards and providing accurate ingormation to the Volcano Risk Service

Question 4

(Modifying Vulnerability) What does the Volcano Risk Service do with the information given to them?

Answer 4

• do a long term analysis on the eruption patterns of volcanoes
• do international comparisons with similar eruptions elsewhere
• constant monitoring e.g. gas emissions, seisometers

Question 5

(Modifying Loss) what does the gov. do for people and businesses?

Answer 5

Compensates them

Question 6

(Modifying loss) why have casualities been minimal?

Answer 6

• Timely evacuation based on accurate data

- well trained public services

Question 7

(Modifying loss) why does Vesuvius’ close proximity to Naples cause issues?

Answer 7

600 000 people live in the red zone where survival rates for potential eruptions is low

Question 8

(Modifying loss) Why does Vesuvius’ history cause problems?

Answer 8

It has a long history of violently explosive eruptions e.g. Pompeii

Question 9

(Modifiying the loss) Other ways that Vesuvius causes problems?

Answer 9

• Low confidence in predicting an eruption despite close monitoring
• evacuation plans widely criticised for being inadequate and poorly understood by the pop.