1992/01/01 by Patricia Mothes · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Disaster Management and Resilience
paper · doi:10.1007/978-94-009-0381-4_7
openalex publication_date 1992/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
Cotopaxi Volcano in north central Ecuador is a steep-sided stratocone covered by abundant snow and ice, which has produced about 30 eruptions since the early 1500s. Lahars generated by eruptions have swept through the surrounding populated valleys on numerous occasions, but the volcano has largely been quiescent since 1877. Despite this, the volcano is under continual monitoring at the present time, and both scientific and civil defense activities are aimed at preparing the population for eventual eruptions by employing hazard and risk maps of the volcano, eruption scenarios, simulated evacuations and educational seminars. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.