File:Nevado del Ruiz hazard map, from Wright and Pierson.png
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English: Volcanic hazard map for Nevado del Ruiz. Lahars from 1985 eruption (which killed around 23,000 people) shown in red.
Original caption: "Map showing hazards expected from an eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia. Such a map was prepared by INGEOMINAS (Colombian Institute of Geology and Mines) and circulated 1 month prior to the November 13, 1985, eruption of Nevado del Ruiz. Map shows danger from mudflows in the valley occupied by the town of Armero, Colombia, as well as areas affected by the hazards that resulted from this eruption. Circle denotes 20-kilometer limit." |
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| Source | Page 21 in Wright, Thomas L. and Pierson, Thomas C. (1992). Living with volcanoes (DJVU format), USGS Circular 1073. Bibliographic information and link to DJVU reader are online here. |
| Author | Wright, Thomas L. and Pierson, Thomas C. |
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy.
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| current | 08:38, 19 February 2011 | 675 × 450 (324 KB) | Lluis tgn | Reverted to version as of 23:46, 31 March 2009. It was in catalan |
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