Volcanoes and you—Poster...Volcanoes have many hazards. Ash fall, pyroclastic flows, lava flows,...
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GeoCat 75909 | GA 13-7891 VOLCANOES AND YOU LIVING MORE SAFELY WITH NATURAL HAZARDS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS CAN AFFECT THE WAY YOU LIVE AND YOUR SAFETY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. Volcanoes have many hazards. Ash fall, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, landslides and mudflows are just a few of the potential hazards. Volcanic eruptions can cause buildings to collapse, isolate communities, cut off power, destroy food gardens and pollute water supplies. Volcanic eruptions can last for a long time and the ash can make you sick. WHAT YOU CAN DO BEFORE Practise a plan for what you will do if there is a volcanic eruption, with chosen safe places. Have stocks of food and clean water. DURING Listen to the radio. Cover your mouth and nose with a mask or damp cloth. Wear long sleeves and pants. Keep vehicle engines off. AFTER Clear roofs of ash fall. Cover your mouth and nose when cleaning up. Drink only clean water. Rabaul Volcanological Observatory • P.O. Box 3386, Kokopo, New East Britian • Telephone (675) 982 1699 • [email protected] Regional Risk, Geoscience Australia • GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia • [email protected] Department of Mineral Policy & Geohazards Management DMPGM
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GeoCat 75909 | GA 13-7891
VOLCANOES AND YOU
L I V I N G M O R E S A F E L Y W I T H N A T U R A L H A Z A R D S
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS CAN AFFECT THE WAY YOU LIVE AND YOUR SAFETY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.Volcanoes have many hazards. Ash fall, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, landslides and mudflows are just a few of the potential hazards. Volcanic eruptions can cause buildings to collapse, isolate communities, cut off power, destroy food gardens and pollute water supplies. Volcanic eruptions can last for a long time and the ash can make you sick.
WHAT YOU CAN DOBEFOREPractise a plan for what you will do if there is a volcanic eruption, with chosen safe places. Have stocks of food and clean water.
DURINGListen to the radio. Cover your mouth and nose with a mask or damp cloth. Wear long sleeves and pants. Keep vehicle engines off.
AFTERClear roofs of ash fall. Cover your mouth and nose when cleaning up. Drink only clean water.
Rabaul Volcanological Observatory • P.O. Box 3386, Kokopo, New East Britian • Telephone (675) 982 1699 • [email protected] Regional Risk, Geoscience Australia • GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia • [email protected]
Department of Mineral Policy & Geohazards ManagementDMPGM
