..... well... what's 60 miles for the power magnitudes involved in this kind of disasters ?? maybe a big back yard..... you sure could have ashes problems, especially if you're downwind...

Hopefully, I don't leave near vulvanoes, "dead" or alive :
- the nearest dead ones are in the "Massif Central" area, a safe 400 hundred km away ..
- as for the active ones, the "Piton de la Fournaise", on "La R?union" Island, is well west of Madagascar Island.... that's a safer few thousand km from Paris

OTOH, if the Seine river decided to get out of her bed (like a mere century ago), a good third of Paris would be under her waters... <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
and I live at about 150m from the river...
... on the second floor, nevertheless ... it would help a bit .... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
anyway, I guess a good pair of gum boots are a must for my 72hrs home kit.