Week 5 Volcanoes

 Volcanoes in Venezuela 

There are no active volcanoes in Venezuela. The only volcano that is the most recognized is the Volcán de Sanaré. The neighboring countries are more abundant in volcanoes like Ecuador and Colombia. Ecuador has many volcanoes ranging from the stratovolcano Cotopaxi to a dacite lake volcano named Quilotoa. Most volcanoes in Ecuador are stratovolcanoes. Through deep research it seems that Venezuela does not need to mitigate any volcanoes and there is nothing to be worried about when it comes to eruptions. Even though Venezuela does not have preparation strategies I can list some of the things neighboring countries do to mitigate volcanic disaster. Ready.gov has an in depth list of things to do before, during and after a volcanic eruption. Some of the things they list are:

• Have a shelter in place plan if your biggest risk is ash
• Ask local emergency management for evacuation and shelter plans, and for potential means of protection from ash
• During the eruption you should listen to alerts from the Volcano Notification Service
• Avoid driving in heavy ash fall. 
• After a volcanic eruption you should wear protective clothing and a mask while cleaning up
• Be careful breathing in ash.

None of these apply to Venezuela but for the volcano Villarrica in Chile it would most definitely apply. Villarrica is the most active volcano in South America The Villarrico volcano has low level strombolian activity (Cassidy). Some additional tips given by the National Emergency Management Agency is to seek shelter from ash in a car or building and disconnect drainpipes from the gutter because they will start clogging (NEMA). 

Volcán De Sanaré

Quilatoa Lake

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150898/chiles-villarrica-sputters#:~:text=Located%20along%20Chile's%20southern%20Andes,is%20coming%20from%20Villarrica's%20crater. 

https://www.ready.gov/volcanoes

https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/resources/what-to-do-during-a-volcanic-eruption/#:~:text=If%20outside%20at%20the%20time,such%20as%20asthma%20or%20bronchitis.