Two sets of pamphlets have been published by IVHHN in association with the United States Geological Survey, IAVCEI's Cities and Volcanoes Commission and the New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences. The first pamphlet is a guide for the public on the health hazards of volcanic ash. The second is for the public and emergency managers on guidelines for preparedness before, during and after an ashfall.These documents were previously already available on the IVHHN website (see news posting of 5/03/06).
The pamphlets will be available for mass distribution at the onset of new eruptions. They are currently being distributed to all volcano observatories and are being translated into several languages. Currently they are available in English. The Spanish and Japanese versions will be available by November 2007 with Italian and French soon after. If you would like to have the pamphlets in your language, please contact IVHHN. Please see our new Pamphlets page for further information.