# AI advises running uphill away from a volcanic eruption to escape pyroclastic flow

- **ID:** `disaster/volcano-eruption-run-uphill`
- **Domain:** disaster
- **Category:** life_threatening
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 88%

## Root Cause

Pyroclastic flows move at speeds exceeding 100 km/h and follow topography, flowing downhill and into valleys; running uphill may lead into the flow's path if the vent is above, and human speed cannot outrun the flow.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| volcano-monitoring-v3.0 | active | — | — |
| hazard-map-2023 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **Evacuate perpendicular to the flow path (sideways) and seek high ground outside the expected flow channel. Use official hazard maps to know safe zones.** (80% success)
   ```
   Evacuate perpendicular to the flow path (sideways) and seek high ground outside the expected flow channel. Use official hazard maps to know safe zones.
   ```
2. **If no evacuation is possible, shelter in a sturdy building on the upper floors, away from windows and doors, and cover yourself with thick blankets or a wet cloth to protect from heat and ash.** (60% success)
   ```
   If no evacuation is possible, shelter in a sturdy building on the upper floors, away from windows and doors, and cover yourself with thick blankets or a wet cloth to protect from heat and ash.
   ```
3. **After the flow passes, do not leave shelter immediately; wait for official all-clear as secondary flows and ashfall can occur.** (75% success)
   ```
   After the flow passes, do not leave shelter immediately; wait for official all-clear as secondary flows and ashfall can occur.
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Pyroclastic flows can surge over ridges and travel far from the vent; running without knowing the flow's path often leads into its path. (90% fail)
- **** — Pyroclastic flows can bury structures under meters of hot ash and rock, causing entrapment and asphyxiation. (85% fail)
- **** — The flow's heat (up to 1000°C) and gas will overcome any shelter; rocks offer no protection from the blast and heat. (95% fail)