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Article Dans Une Revue Territorium : Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Riscos, Prevenção e Segurança Année : 2021

Volcanic hazards assessment of Oldoinyo Lengai in a data scarcity context (Tanzania)

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The objective of our study is to establish an assessment of four volcanic hazards in a country threatened by the eruption of the OlDoinyo Lengai volcano. The last major eruption dates back to 2007-2008 but stronger activity in 2019 has revived the memory of volcanic threats to the Maasai and Bantu communities and human activities (agro-pastoral and tourism). The methods chosen have had to be adapted to the scarce and incomplete data. The volcanic hazards and their probability of occurrence were analysed on the basis of data available in the scientific literature and were supplemented by two field missions combining geography and hydro-geomorphology. Our study enabled us to map the hazards of ash fall, lava flows, lahars and avalanches of debris. Each hazard was spatialised by being ascribed an intensity. They are sometimes synchronous with the eruption sometimes they occur several months or years after a volcanic eruption. The results are the first step towards developing a volcanic risk management strategy, especially for the pastoral communities living around Lengai and for the growing tourist activities in this area.

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hal-04260682 , version 1 (26-10-2023)

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Tony Rey, Frédéric Leone, Stéphanie Defossez, Monique Gherardi, Fleurice Parat. Volcanic hazards assessment of Oldoinyo Lengai in a data scarcity context (Tanzania). Territorium : Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Riscos, Prevenção e Segurança, 2021, 28(II), pp.69-81. ⟨10.14195/1647-7723_28-2_6⟩. ⟨hal-04260682⟩
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