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Mount Rainier is An Active Volcano, Are You Ready for An Eruption?

Rainier, United States, 2014

Washington Department of Natural Resources. (2014). Mount Rainier is An Active Volcano, Are You Ready for An Eruption? (Simplified from: Hoblitt et al. 1998)



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Map Data

Map ID1173
Hazard Process(es)Lahars; Proximal hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationGrouped by location (e.g. proximal/distal zones) on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleVolcano and surrounding area
Publication FormatSign or billboard
Zonation Method(s)Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredSize, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)Hazard process name; Location or source name
Probability Definition(s)Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low)
PurposeHazard awareness: Intended for educating the audience about the extent and probability of volcanic hazard
AudienceGeneral public and/or media
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)Street map
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeRed to Yellow
Volcanic Alert Level System
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