France: Natural Hazards and Catastrophes

Mass Wasting is the gravity pulling down on rocks, soil, sand, etc on a downward sloped surface. When this happens it creates a landslide which is usually muddy or an avalanche which is usually a mountain covered with snow. Landslide  Avalanche France experiences landslides due to the rainy weather and floods they have. On February 2018 at  Monts d’Olmes a ski resort, they  experienced a big landslide that blocked the only way to and out of the resort that left 2,000 people trapped that where their for vacations. On June 11-12 of 2018, France experienced a lot of rain. the rain caused a landslide near Paris that caused a train to derail between   Saint-Remy-Les-Chevreuse and Courcelle-sur-Yvette , it left 7 people injured. Monts d’Olmes a ski resort Derailed train: Saint-Remy-Les-Chevreuse and Courcelle-sur-Yvette References https://www.thelocal.fr/20180221/pyrenees-landslide-traps-2000-people-in-france-ariege-mont-dolmes http://...

In France, there are about 450 volcanoes. They are all located in the Auvergne Region in south-central France. The last eruption to occur was more than 6,000 years ago. Scientists believe that the residents of the Auvergne Region should not worry because the volcanoes are dormant and will not erupt in this present but, they will millions of years from now. Although there are not any awake volcanos in France, there are awake volcanoes in French territory. One of the most active volcanoes in the world is France Reunion Island located in the Indian ocean. Its last eruption was April 2018, but, In February 2019 it started erupting again. I am not sure if France is doing anything to warn people when a volcano is going to erupt because I could not find anything. The highlighted is the Auvergne Region in France. The volcanic eruption in France Reunion Island References Volcanodiscovery.com. (2019).  Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUP...