The Island Today: Living With Our Volcano

Montserrat is very much open for business, we’ve been through this, we have literally dust ourselves off but we continue to work and continue to do things as normal, yes the volcano was doing its own thing, but we continue to do things as normal, yes some people can’t live in Plymouth, they have to live elsewhere but we are still here, part of the island is still green and vibrant.

– Montserrat Resident, 2019

Living With Our Volcano (Pat "Belonger" Ryan)

Living With Our Volcano

‘From 1995 to 2k7,
Mudflow pyroclastic surges and more
All who never leave and stay to see them
Must have faith and hope and so much more
They know the lord will never ever send us
More than he can give us strength to bare
We watch and wait and go about our business
Safe in the knowledge that he’s always there

So I can’t understand, why they just don’t understand
That is not mad Montserratian living on this sweet island
Yes we have a live volcano we get ash from time to time
But by now we know the drill and when it’s time to move we will

Never put yourself in the path of danger
Move out when the trouble drawing near
Don’t play hero staring down volcano
Treat it with respect and have no fear
11 years and counting in the safe zone
Those who would not hear have felt the pain
The north has much to offer for a living
The paradise we lost can be regained
But,

[Chorus]

Look around the world and see the danger
Terrorism, famine, droughts and war
Floods, tornados, blinding snow and mudslides
Are they really so much safer than we are?

That is not to say we shouldn’t be cautious
Fools should not rush in without a care
Danger must be managed with discretion
Let volcano do its thing that’s why it’s there
So,

[Chorus]’

– Song 'Living With Our Volcano' by Pat "Belonger" Ryan

6. Before and after

Plymouth: A Buried Capital

18th & 19th Century

West (Plymouth)

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5. Volcano island

The Island Today: Volcano Vibes

2000 +

The Island Today

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7. Voices from overseas

Visiting Home

2000 +

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5. Volcano island

Montserrat Is A Paradise

The Island Today

East

The North

The Volcano & Belham

West (Plymouth)

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5. Volcano island

Birth Of An Island View >

5. Volcano island

Start Of The Eruption: 18 July 1995

1995

The Volcano & Belham

West (Plymouth)

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1. Watching the Volcano

Everybody Monitors The Volcano

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 +

The Island Today

The Volcano & Belham

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4. Falling ash and stones

No Matter What You Do, Ash Would Come In

The North

The Volcano & Belham

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5. Volcano island

The Island Today: Montserrat Nice

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 +

The Island Today

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5. Volcano island

Starting All Over Again

The Island Today

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8. Timelines

Soufrière Hills Eruption Timeline

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 +

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6. Before and after

Trants (Eastern Montserrat)

18th & 19th Century

The Island Today

East

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8. Timelines

The Volcano In The News (1995-2000)

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

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