So what can we do to help prevent so much damage being done from eruptions? What really can be done/how can we protect things or people from them/or can we predict if an eruption is going to happen? Thanks! :)
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You can't predict an eruption very reliably. Sometimes there are false alarms. You can generally track magma moving upwards, and sometimes you can guess right but most of the time you can't. You pretty much have to avoid being too close. Avoid being near a river coming off a volcano. Lahars kill most people. Avoid being down wind. Avoid being close, particularly if they are warning of a possible eruption
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Uh...there's *nothing* to stop damage caused by volcanoes...except not living by them.