Scientists offer look into life as Caribbean volcano erupted by Dánica Coto, The Associated Press Posted May 12, 2021 10:11 am EDT Last Updated May 12, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The three scientists credited with helping save lives ahead of a recent explosive volcano eruption in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent are known to locals simply as Richie, Rod and TC. The team huddled indoors for weeks on little sleep to study and alert the government about activity at La Soufrière, whose eruptions last month displaced nearly 20% of the population and prompted the United Nations to seek $29 million to help the island recover from the devastation.