Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises

Lara Mani; Jenni Barclay; Carina Fearnley; Richard E.A. Robertson; Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi; Sara Barsotti; Amy Donovan; Wendy K. Stovall

doi:10.1038/s41561-025-01832-y

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Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises

Lara Mani·Jenni Barclay·Carina Fearnley·Richard E.A. Robertson·Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi·Sara Barsotti·Amy Donovan·Wendy K. Stovall

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Since the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption that killed over 23,000 people in Armero, Colombia, risk communication has become central to volcanic crisis management. Despite the development of effective tools and programmes for volcanic risk communication, considerable challenges remain.

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Lara Mani, Jenni Barclay, Carina Fearnley, Richard E.A. Robertson, Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi, Sara Barsotti, Amy Donovan, Wendy K. Stovall. 2025-11-07. Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01832-y

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