Preface

Abstract

GeoProNHIII National scientific conference with foreign participants “Geodynamical Processes and Natural Hazards”This issue presents the proceedings of the GeoProNH – III National scientific conference with foreign participants “Geodynamical Processes and Natural Hazards”. The conference was held May 27-31, 2019 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, and considered the following topic areas:- the seismicity of the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia;- the tectonics and geodynamics of the northwestern Pacific;- manifestations of tsunamis and other marine hazards;- recent volcanism and methods of its monitoring;- geological and geomorphological aspects of the coastal assimilation strategy;- environmental problems and geoecological hazards.The Sakhalin and Kuril Islands are parts of the Pacific Ring of Fire, so this region undergoes almost all possible geohazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, etc. More than 120 scientists, experts and postgraduates from Belarus, Egypt, France, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia took part in the GeoProNH Conference and discussed the current state of the art and advances in geosciences related to the analysis of natural hazards and/or their preventions. The conference also considered fundamental and applied problems of geology, geophysics, geodynamics, geoecology, oceanology, seismology, volcanology, etc. related to the dangerous natural phenomena mentioned. The Conference Program included four days of plenary and topical sessions, poster presentations, and two days of field geological excursions. The ultimate goal of the conference was to highlight and share the best ways to reduce negative impacts of the above hazards using modern monitoring systems. The published proceedings, hopefully, will serve the same purpose. The issue is addressed to researchers, experts, and students who deal with geohazard assessments and relevant topics of geosciences.