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This United States Geological Survey (USGS) website covers general information about lahars and their effects on areas surrounding volcanoes. Information given includes a description of lahars, what triggers a lahar, and the economic and environmental damage they inflict. Links to USGS websites documenting specific lahar case studies are found throughout the page.
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DLESE-000-000-001-647
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This resource is part of
'Types and Effects of Volcano Hazards'
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'Photo glossary of volcano terms'
This resource contains
'Earthquake on June 6, 1994, Triggers Landslides and Catastrophic Lahar Near Nevado del Huila Volcano, Colombia'
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'Intense Rainfall During Hurricane Mitch Triggers Deadly Landslide and Lahar at Casita Volcano, Nicaragua, on October 30, 1998'
This resource contains
'Deadly Lahars from Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia: November 13, 1985'
This resource contains
'"What's that cloud upriver?" An eyewitness account of a lahar'
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