Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico, 08 May 2012
Popocatépetl, Mexico, 2012
World Food Programme. (2012). Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico, 08 May 2012. World Food Programme, Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch (ODEP)
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Map Data
Map ID 517 Hazard Process(es) Lahars; Lava flows Hazard Zone Presentation Single hazard: A single hazard process is represented 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 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) Hillshade Basemap overlay(s) Administrative boundaries (e.g. county, park, intl.); Population map; Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Symbols and/or lines only