Italy (Etna) - ABILITY TO COPE WITH VOLCANOES

• MODIFYING EVENT


  channels to divert lava, large concrete blocks to divert flow, earth barriers
• MODIFYING LOSS

  modifying the loss after etna

  • well trained public services
  • houses, farms, livestock and orange groves destroyed
  • italian government has resources to compensate
  • good evacuation plan and accurate data
• MODIFYING VULNERABILITY

  CFCRV

  • long term analysis of eruption patterns
  • comparison with other eruptions
  • constant monitoring using seismographs and infra-red technology to detect heat
  • building design
  • well established and understood alert system