TITLE

Introduction to the Epidemiological Aspects of Explosive Volcanism

AUTHOR(S)

Bernstein, Robert S.; Baxter, Peter J.; Buist, A. Sonia

PUB. DATE

March 1986

SOURCE

American Journal of Public Health;Mar86 Supplement, Vol. 76 Issue 3, p3

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Although mankind has always been exposed to natural hazards such as hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, data on their occurrence, nature, and impact have only recently been gathered by valid and reliable methods. Throughout historic times, natural disasters have been responsible for millions of deaths, countless injuries and illnesses, and extensive but poorly characterized psychosocial and economic effects. Their vulnerability to severe, unpreventable natural hazards has stemmed in large part from the propensity to underestimate their seriousness or to deny the risk. However, a complicating feature of human vulnerability to these destructive events has been the agricultural, economic, or aesthetic attractiveness of geographic areas in which severe weather, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes occur relatively often. To prevent disaster-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths, natural hazard predictions must provide wanting of the probable nature, location, time of onset, and severity with sufficient lead time after recognition of precursor events.

ACCESSION #

4692244

Tags: HURRICANES;  NATURAL disasters;  VOLCANIC eruptions;  PSYCHOSOCIAL factors;  TORNADOES;  STORMS;  EARTHQUAKES

 

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