5.3

• Pyroclastic flow


  A high-density, ground-hugging flow of superheated gas and volcanic materials that rushes down the slopes of a volcano during an eruption

  
• How pyroclastic flows occur


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• Types of pyroclastic flows

  • Merapi
  • Pelean
  • Soufriere
• Example of pyroclastic flow


  • The 2010 eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia produced pyroclastic flows that traveled several kilometers down the slopes of the volcano, causing significant destruction and loss of life

  
• Merapi


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• Pelean


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• Soufriere


  • No details provided
• Effects of pyroclastic flows

  • Burn
  • Impact and Burial
  • Inhalation of hot ash and gases
  • Lahars and flooding
• Mitigating the effects of pyroclastic flows

  • Early warning system
  • Evacuation planning
  • Emergency response planning