El Salvador

Agency: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales – Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (MARN-SNET)

Name: Semáforo de Actividad Volcánica [Volcanic Activity Traffic Light]


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Elements of VAL system

DomainTerrestrial or All
VolcanoAll
System range5–level scale
Lowest level1
Highest level5
Level name typeNumber & Word
Level for lack/loss of monitoringNo
Volcanic activityYes
Hazards possible No
Locations affectedNo
Potential impactsNo
Forecast languageYes
Timing languageYes
Actions to takeYes
Agency actionsNo
Link to evacuationsNo
Reporting frequency per levelNo
Link to monitoring thresholdsNo
Step-up and step-down languageNo

VAL sources and links

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