{"id":12735,"date":"2021-04-14T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T04:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=12735"},"modified":"2021-04-14T10:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T14:50:29","slug":"eruption-in-the-caribbean-the-la-soufriere-volcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/eruption-in-the-caribbean-the-la-soufriere-volcano\/","title":{"rendered":"Eruption in the Caribbean: The La Soufri\u00e8re Volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tiny island in the Southern Caribbean<\/strong> has made headlines this week after a volcano, dormant for decades, suddenly erupted on Friday almost without warning. It ejected ash as high as FL440<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The La Soufri\u00e8re volcano<\/strong> is found on the main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,<\/strong> a small country nestled amongst the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is neighbours with Saint Lucia to the north, Barbados to the east and Grenada to the South.<\/p>\n

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines – home to the La Soufri\u00e8re volcano.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The volcano first made headlines on Thursday when scientists detected large seismic tremors \u2013 an ominous sign that the La Soufri\u00e8re volcano was stirring. It had last erupted back in 1979.<\/p>\n

Evacuations began for people living near the volcano which is found only 10nm north of the country\u2019s main airport, TVSA\/Argyle<\/strong>. Scientists believed an eruption was imminent.<\/p>\n

Then on Friday La Soufri\u00e8re literally exploded back to life with several violent eruptions<\/strong> producing massive amounts of ash. Since then, sporadic eruptions have continued.<\/a> The latest was on Monday, and scientists believe there is no end in sight. It may continue to erupt (and produce ash) for weeks.<\/p>\n