Overview
On November 13, 1985, catastrophic mudflows swept down the slopes of the erupting Nevado del Ruiz volcano. This volume analyzes the disaster's many aspects: the extent, constitution, and behavior of the mudflows; the nature of damage to structures; the status of the area's disaster warning system; and more.
- | By (Author): National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Committee on Natural Disasters (Author)
- | Publisher: National Academies Press
- | Publication Date: Feb 01, 1991
- | Country of Publication: United States
- | Number of Pages: 128 pages
- | Language: NULL
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-10: 0309044774
- | ISBN-13: 9780309044776
