2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 From: FONTIJN Karen <Karen.Fontijn@xxxxxx> *Call for Contributions to Frontiers in Earth Sciences Research Topic:* *Volcanic Forecasting, Crisis Management, and Risk Communication* *Editors : Supriyati Dwi Andreastuti, Victoria Louise Miller, Heather Michelle Wright, Karen Fontijn* Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate and submit a manuscript to a new Research Topic collection for Frontiers in Earth Sciences, on â??Volcanic Forecasting, Crisis Management, and Risk Communicationâ??. We particularly seek contributions discussing the management of volcanic crises, spanning the spectrum from forecasting eruptive activity to communicating risk before, during and after a crisis, and lessons learned for future crises. More information is copied below, and also available on a dedicated Research Topic web page: Volcanic Forecasting, Crisis Management, and Risk Communication | Frontiers Research Topic (frontiersin.org) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/25613/volcanic-forecasting-crisis-management-and-risk-communication*overview__;Iw!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!OXkEZWUVk1lPsPT-aFvLDCLtWs77SnUatSjXaaEZOfTjWLBxCv1f08UfqXHTIkM$> All manuscripts will be assigned an editor and go through the peer-review process. Once accepted, they will be published online with full open access on an as-accepted basis i.e. individual articles in the collection will be published prior to completion of the collective e-book. Article Processing Charges are variable and may be discounted or entirely waived, depending on your institution and constraints. For more information on these, please contact the editors. In particular, we warmly invite contributions led by authors from low-and-middle-income countries. If you are interested to contribute, and/or have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. You can already confirm your willingness to participate on the online platform whilst preparing your manuscript. We would like to receive all contributions by 23rd March 2022. Hoping to see lots of contributions from the global community, Supriyati Andreastuti â?? Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Indonesia Victoria Miller â?? The University of the West Indies St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Heather Wright â?? United States Geological Survey, United States Karen Fontijn â?? Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium *About this Research Topic*: An uptake in volcanic unrest and/or eruptive activity presents a wide range of technical and non-technical challenges to successful risk mitigation. In a society that is densely populated and has vital and strategic assets, a change (increase) in volcanic activity can have a social and economic impact and, in some cases, political impact. This impact depends on the nature and scale of unrest (including non-eruptive events) and on the nature and scale of response. An effective operational response to volcanic unrest is reliant upon multiple 'themes' working in union, including volcanic forecasting, managing the response activities during the crisis situation, and communicating the risk to multiple layers of stakeholders. The aim of this collection is to understand complexities in dealing with eruptions and volcanic unrest. The challenges involved will be widely variable from place to place according to the geographical, demographical and community background, expertise of volcanologists, previous experience in disaster management, and â??similar languageâ?? between volcanologists, disaster management institutions and communities. Eruption forecasting is ideally carried out prior to eruption through a hazard assessment and is supported by short and long-term monitoring parameters, physical and empirical models, as well as from the history of past eruptions. Scenarios that encompass outcomes of volcanic unrest can be logically represented by the event tree framework, and probabilities of each scenario can be represented on the tree. Well-supported eruption forecasting and estimation of scenario likelihoods requires long term studies of eruption histories, monitoring of the volcano prior to unrest to determine baseline parameters, and an understanding of relevant volcanic processes. Short term installation of additional monitoring equipment, collection of additional data during unrest, and interpretation of results and derivative models then complements the long term picture. Communication of these forecasts must then be tailored to the audience and include actionable information that allows decision-makers to respond. In ideal conditions, risk mitigation during a volcano crisis will be partly guided by an existing disaster management plan for the volcano which could include a formulation of a contingency plan including different eruption scenarios, protocols for risk communication, disaster training, and evacuation drills. All these processes are supported by regulation. Challenges happen when eruptions occur on volcanoes with long repose time intervals, rapid changes in eruptive activity or when communities and disaster management officials are not adequately prepared. Risk communication during a crisis is critical to deliver accurate, timely and meaningful information to a variety of stakeholders. The aim is to enable the community and disaster management officials to prepare and take appropriate action according to the information obtained. Social media is one increasingly important tool to quickly disseminate information. The disadvantage of this method is that misunderstanding of information can harm the authorities and lead to misleading statements or impressions. In some cases, an approach that respects culture, especially including local wisdom, is traditional and time consuming but is still the best way to build a long-term relationship with a community. This Research Topic represents cases that can serve as lessons for disaster management during volcanic crises. The challenges that arise in disaster mitigation provide a picture of both good and bad practices and will encourage us to always evaluate and prepare strategies that are better than past experiences. Research interests include but are not limited to, the following issues: - Volcanic forecasting and construction of event trees; - Crisis management, coordination and risk communication; - Implementation of local wisdom in risk communication and crisis response; - Cultural gap between scientists and community; - The role of social media and its problems during volcanic crises; - The impact of short and long-term crisis. *Keywords*: forecasting, volcanic eruption, natural hazard, risk mitigation, event tree, probability, unrest, scenario, crisis response, hazard, risk communication, stakeholder, local wisdom, social media, cultural gap, crisis communication *Important Note*: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. 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