Colombia, Nevado del Ruiz Volcano, Hazard Zones
Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia, 2012
World Food Programme. (2012). Colombia, Nevado del Ruiz Volcano, Hazard Zones. World Food Programme, Emergency Preparedness Branch (ODEP)
This hazard map was created for the situational awareness of an international agency.
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Map Data
Map ID 468 Hazard Process(es) Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Unstated or all hazards Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel Temporal Scale Crisis, or short-term, map (hours to decades) Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Unknown format Zonation Method(s) Derived/simplified from another map Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered No scenarios were discernable from the map Hazard Zone Label(s) Hazard process name; Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Situational awareness for federal/international government Audience International relief or aid groups (UN, etc.) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Basemap overlay(s) Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.); Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Categorical/Qualitative