
%0 Journal Article
%A Joyce, E. B. 
%T The risk of volcanic eruption in mainland Australia
%J ASEG Extended Abstracts
%D 2006/03/01
%V 2006
%N 1
%P 1-4
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2006AB079
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ASEG2006AB079 
%X The young volcanoes of the Australian mainland are made up of the Newer Volcanic Province of Victoria and southeast South Australia (NVP), and a number of separate provinces in far north Queensland. These volcanic fields are similar in age, and in their numerous scattered scoria and lava cones, extensive basalt flows, and maar/tuff ring eruptions of phreatic origin. Australian volcanologists and seismologists now agree that youthful ages imply the possibility of further activity. A risk and hazard map for the NVP (Joyce 2005) demonstrates that volcanic activity must be considered a serious environmental hazard and risk for the Australian mainland. 
