Lahar

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Geological phenomenon
Natural disaster
gptkbp:canBury Towns
Villages
gptkbp:canOccurAt Any volcano with loose volcanic material
gptkbp:canTravelDistance Tens of kilometers
gptkbp:cause Environmental damage
Loss of life
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:volcanic_activity
Heavy rainfall
Melting of snow and ice
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:water
Volcanic ash
Rock debris
gptkbp:defines A destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Roads
Bridges
Buildings
gptkbp:etymology Indonesian word for volcanic mudflow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lahar
gptkbp:movesAtSpeed Up to 60 km/h
gptkbp:notableExample Mount Pinatubo eruption 1991
Mount St. Helens eruption 1980
Nevado del Ruiz eruption 1985
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:earthquake
gptkb:Flood
gptkbp:studiedBy Geology
Volcanology
gptkbp:triggeredBy Earthquakes
Collapse of crater lakes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Govind_Singh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6