Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines have been warned they may have to evacuate their homes within 24 hours as a volcano begins to spew lava from a newly formed dome after lying dormant for decades.
Authorities have issued an orange alert for the area, affecting more than 100,000 people, as scientists assess the latest effusive eruption. An effusive eruption is a type of volcanic eruption in which lava steadily flows out of a volcano onto the ground. There are two major groupings of eruptions: effusive and explosive. Effusive eruption differs from an explosive eruption. In an explosive eruption, lava is violently fragmented and rapidly expelled from a volcano.
The orange alert means the volcano may erupt (explosively) with less than 24 hours notice, and residents who live nearby have been told they may get an evacuation notice. The next highest alert level is red, which means an eruption is in progress.
An earlier reuter’s report that an evacuation notice had been issued was incorrect but the erroneous information has also spread to other news outlets and online via social media.
Experts from Trinidad have been dispatched to the island to assess the situation on the ground. All unauthorized visits to the area has been restricted in preparation for an eruption.
Video of lava spewing from the dome that has recently emerged in the volcanically active area.
DNO, Very weak and dissapointing article. Had to google volcanic eruptions in saint vincent to get a better picture on ABC news. This is not a knock but constructive criticism because you are my bookmarked website, so your still my favorite. But a side by side review of both articles can show that the one who has a greater responsibility to their own regional news should not be overshadowed in content and context by a foreign news agency.
Please do better.
In 1902 the residents of Martinique were warned that Mt Pelee was going to erupt they ignored the warnings.
That is inaccurate. The authorities convinced them to stay because of a pending election. Many had tried to and already left. Many remained nervous besides the government’s assurances.