Everybody Monitors The Volcano

A mother and her child observe an eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano in 1997. Credit: Barry Lewis / Alamy.

It’s not only the scientists of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory who keep a close eye on the activity of Soufrière Hills Volcano. All Montserratians have become extremely knowledgeable and conscious about the behaviour of the volcano.

Sharing this knowledge is a really important way that we improve understanding of how volcanoes work, and how they impact communities.

Keep The Faith (Zunky 'n Dem)

Keep The Faith

‘To cope with this dread imposter / We had to learn its vocabulary
Just to understand all the details / That the scientists tell to me
Like earthquake swarms brought by the tremors / And hot pyroclastic flows
All kinds of seismic events / That each Montserratian now knows’

– Extract from Song 'Keep The Faith' by Zunky 'n Dem

1. Watching the Volcano

Volcano Bad (Volcano Alert)

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2. Moving, Crossing and Leaving

Sirens

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1. Watching the Volcano

Agents of Change

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The Volcano & Belham

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1. Watching the Volcano

Lahars

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The Volcano & Belham

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1. Watching the Volcano

Pyroclastic Flows

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1. Watching the Volcano

Surface Activity View >

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The Montserrat Volcano Observatory View >

5. Volcano island

The Island Today: Living With Our Volcano

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The Island Today

The Volcano & Belham

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5. Volcano island

Signs Just Before The Eruption

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East

The Volcano & Belham

West (Plymouth)

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5. Volcano island

The Early Days Of The Eruption

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The North

The Volcano & Belham

West (Plymouth)

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1. Watching the Volcano

Volcanic Gases

The Island Today

The Volcano & Belham

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1. Watching the Volcano

Ground Deformation

The Island Today

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1. Watching the Volcano

The Story Of The Rocks

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The Volcano & Belham

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8. Timelines

An Eruption Of Science: Research Papers 1996-2020

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