Biography

I am a volcanologist specialising in hazards from effusive volcanism. I studied Geology at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain and speacialised in volcanic hazards during my PhD at The Spanish National Research Centre. My main interest is the reduction of the impact of Natural Disasters on the population, which led me to obtain the UN Diploma on the Analysis and Management of Natural Risks (University of Geneva & University of the West Indies, 1996). I have had experience on a variety of subjects, from monitoring active volcanoes to evaluating environmental impact of a landfill.

Research interests

Since 1993 I have participated in four European Projects:

  • VOLCALERT (EVG-2001-00009) on forecasting volcanic eruptions
  • FLOW (ENV4-CT98-0713) on the dynamics of lava flows
  • EU Projects RUNOUT (ENV4-CT97-0527) on the emplacement of rapid, giant landslides
  • European Laboratory Volcanoes (EV5V-CT93-0283). 

Between 1999-2001 I was responsible for a DFID (British Department for International Development) project on improving volcanic warnings in the Caribbean, developing a handbook on communications during volcanic emergencies.

Dutch Relief Agency / BGHRC: Honduras and Nicaragua field survey on landslide hazard perception and possibilities of recovering after Hurricane Mitch.

Evaluation of the environmental impact of the expansion of the Arico landfill site, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Eruption surveillance of Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies (Collaboration with the British Geological Survey).

Research outputs

2022

The initial phase of the 2021 Cumbre Vieja ridge eruption (Canary Islands): products and dynamics controlling edifice growth and collapse

Romero, J. E., Burton, M., Cáceres, F., Taddeucci, J., Civico, R., Ricci, T., Pankhurst, M. J., Hernández, P. A., Bonadonna, C., Llewellin, E. W., Pistolesi, M., Polacci, M., Solana, C., D'auria, L., Arzilli, F., Andronico, D., Rodríguez, F., Asensio-Ramos, M., Martín-Lorenzo, A., Hayer, C., Scarlato, P., Perez, N. M.

1 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 431, 16p., 107642

Research output: Article

Translating research into operational procedures for reducing the risk from volcanic eruptions

Solana, C., Kilburn, C. R. J.

18 May 2022, In: Bulletin of Volcanology. 84, 8p., 56

Research output: Article

2021

Quantifying the impact of educational methods for disaster risk reduction: a longitudinal study assessing the impact of teaching methods on student hazard perceptions

Parham, M., Teeuw, R., Solana, C., Day, S.

6 Jan 2021, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 52, 13p., 101978

Research output: Article

2020

COVID-19: whatever happened to pandemic prevention?

Solana, C., Roberts, J., Teeuw, R., Fearnley, C., Crook, P., Morris, N.

1 Oct 2020,

Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)

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