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THE VOLCANO IN ALPS, IS IT?
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences
Journal: Geophysical processes and biosphere
Tome: 18
Number: 2
Year: 2019
Pages: 51-56
UDK: 94(477.7) 609/109 + 550.348.098.64
DOI: 10.21455/GPB2019.2-4
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IOGANSON L.I. THE VOLCANO IN ALPS, IS IT? // . 2019. Т. 18. № 2. С. 51-56. DOI: 10.21455/GPB2019.2-4
@article{IOGANSONTHE2019,
author = "IOGANSON, L. I.",
title = "THE VOLCANO IN ALPS, IS IT?",
journal = "Geophysical processes and biosphere",
year = 2019,
volume = "18",
number = "2",
pages = "51-56",
doi = "10.21455/GPB2019.2-4",
language = "English"
}
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Keywords: XVIII в, Savoy, XVIII century, V. Donati, H.B. Saussure, volcano, eruption, rockfall
Аnnotation: The publications in the newspaper «St.-Petersburg Vedomosti» as well as a number of foreign issues devoted to the natural cataclysm in Savoy (Western Alps) in 1751 are analyzed. The witnesses have accepted it as a volcanic eruption. The event was observed by famous researcher of XVIII century V. Donati and described in the work of outstanding investigator of Alps H.B. Saussure. According to historical data other evidences of similar phenomena in the Alps are presented. It is suggested that a special type of explosive eruptions may occur in the Alps, though not accompanied by outpourings of lava, nevertheless constituting a great danger.
