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UWI-SRC receives donations to assist monitoring of La Soufriere volcano
The plume from the La Soufriere eruption on Wednesday visible over the mountain. - Photo by
Stephon Nicholas
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) has given the UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) a US$17,150 grant to support its monitoring efforts during the ongoing eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In a release, the centre said the grant will fund equipment to strengthen the network, rebuild existing monitoring sites and provide back-up equipment for this ongoing event.
New communication and ground deformation equipment will now be added to those already deployed, increasing the UWI-SRC’s capacity to understand the volcano’s eruptive processes and provide advanced warning of hazardous activity to the Vincentian population in the future.
Seismologist: Volcanic tsunami won t be a threat to region
Seismologist Dr Joan Latchman.
PHOTO COURTESY UWI SEISMIC RESEARCH CENTRE - UWI SRC
IF THERE is a tsunami as a result of the La Soufriere eruption, it will not be as energetic as one generated by a tectonic plate shift says seismologist Dr Joan Latchman.
La Soufriere first erupted last Friday, after over four decades of dormancy, and did so three times that day. Since then, there have been several further eruptions causing long-period earthquakes, almost continuous ash venting, and pyroclastic flow.
National Geographic described pyroclastic flow as a dense, fast-moving flow of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases.
UWI Seismic Research Centre gets financial boost Social Share THE UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) has received a grant from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) to support its monitoring efforts during the ongoing eruption of La Soufrière volcano.
The $US 17,150 grant will fund equipment to strengthen the network, rebuild existing monitoring sites and provide back-up equipment for this ongoing event. As a result of this investment, new communication and ground deformation equipment will now be added to those already deployed, increasing the UWI-SRC’s capacity to understand the volcano’s eruptive processes and provide advanced warning of hazardous activity to the Vincentian population in the future. The UWI-SRC Director Dr. Erouscilla Joseph says the additional equipment will help scientists to “better monitor the volcano” La Soufrière began erupting effusively in late December 2020, with little detectable precursory activity. S