Geodetic monitoring of the recent activity and the dome forming eruption at Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia), 2010-2023.

ABSTRACT: Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) is infamous for the catastrophic eruption of 1985 that destroyed the villages of Armero and Chinchiná. However, this was not the volcano's first destructive event; similar eruptions also occurred in 1595 and 1845. In 1985, the limited geodetic data available failed to provide a clear warning of the impending eruption. Since then, advancement in geodetic monitoring, now incorporating tilt and satellite geodesy, along with improvements in seismic, geochemical, geological and remote sensing monitoring, have enhanced hazards assessment and mitigated the risk during subsequent eruptions in 1989, 2012, and 2015-2019, as well as during periods of unrest over the last 13 years. Modeling of deformation data over the past 13 years reveals complex interactions between the l

SUBMITTER: Ordonez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11399247 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature