• DOI:10.1023/A:1022954829974
Corpus ID: 129461798

The Vulnerability of Canada to Volcanic Hazards

@article{Stasiuk2003TheVO,
  title={The Vulnerability of Canada to Volcanic Hazards},
  author={M. Stasiuk and C. Hickson and T. Mulder},
  journal={Natural Hazards},
  year={2003},
  volume={28},
  pages={563-589}
}

M. Stasiuk, C. Hickson, T. Mulder

Published 2003

Geography

Natural Hazards

Western Canada lies in a zone of active tectonics and volcanism, but thedispersed population has witnessed few eruptions due to the remoteness of the volcanoes and their low level ofactivity. This has created a false perception that Canada's volcanoes are extinct.There are more than 200 potentially-active volcanoes in Canada, 49of which have erupted in the past 10,000 years. They occur in five belts, with origins related totectonic environment. The minimum annual probability of a Canadian… CONTINUE READING

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