Hazards and Processes
Research and Impacts
Volcano Types and Features

There are 5,971 volcano images available on the GVP website, including 4,243 in these new galleries with updated captions and keywords, and at a larger size.

Large sections of volcanic edifices can collapse as landslides that quickly transform into debris avalanches that can rapidly travel up to tens of kilometers away from their source. Debris avalanches are chaotic masses of rock, soil, ice, and what ever debris is entrained into the flow. Their deposits contain numerous small hills, or hummocks, from parts of the volcano that remained in-tact. Associated hazards can sometimes include lateral blasts, pyroclastic flows, ash plumes, and lahars.

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Image Gallery for Debris Avalanches / Landslides

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