Effects of extreme rainfall on phreatic eruptions: A case study of Mt. Ontake in Japan
Sometimes, natural disasters caused by volcanic eruptions have tragic consequences.Phreatic eruptions are large explosions of steam rocks and hot water caused by the sudden evaporation of water to steam.The September 2014 eruption of Mt.Ontake in Japan was the deadliest in recorded history.Numerous studies have analyzed the occurrence of phreatic e