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  Volcanoes in Croatia There is a volcanic triangle in the Adriatic sea. The volcanic islands are Svetac, Brusnik, and Jabuka. According to WHO Euro, there have been four volcano events between 1990-2010. This is on the lower end of concern for Croatia in regards to natural disasters. The top natural disasters are drought, earthquakes, floods, and wildfire. Because of it being on the lower end of worry there is not a lot of information for Croatia's volcanic preparedness.  https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/167932/Croatia_report.pdf However, according to the American Red Cross there are several way to prepare yourself and your family. First thing is making sure you have access to the online NOAA radio station.  Having a safety kit that includes: goggles to protect your eyes, extra set of clothes, some food, and supplies for pets if you have them. If you are outdoors, seek safe shelter and avoid hazardous areas. Ashfall is one of the hazards of a volcano ...

  Week 3 - Earthquakes Most recently, Croatia has had one of the worst earthquakes in their history. December 29, 2020 a magnitude 6.4 struck near Petrinja, Croatia. Link:  https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/magnitude-64-earthquake-croatia There are a few projects in the area that focus on Earthquake forecasting, warning, and response. TURNkey is one project in Europe that focuses on collecting data.  https://earthquake-turnkey.eu/ Operational Earthquake Forecasting (OEF)  by collecting all available earthquake-hazard related information for the regions of interest (long-term) and by monitoring the regions with the multi-sensor-based earthquake information system (short-term).  Earthquake Early Warning (EEW)  by distributing reliable information that an earthquake is happening as fast and efficiently as possible to all stakeholders hence mitigating earthquake losses.  Rapid Response to Earthquakes (RRE)  by informing relevant stakeholders ab...