On Friday afternoon, an explosive eruption rocked the area surrounding the La Soufrière volcano on the island of St. Vincent.  Video footage of eruption at #LaSoufriere #SVG today. Credit: MVO, Dr Thomas Christopher @soufriere_hills @mvoms pic.twitter.com/p91Z5yXYmS — UWISeismic Research (@uwiseismic) April 9, 2021 This comes days before the 42nd anniversary of the last eruption.  The government ordered thousands to evacuate their homes, but officials worry the pandemic could impact efforts.  According to the Associated Press, the ash column rose more than 20,000 feet high.  Imagery via @sentinel_hub / Sent-3 at 14:11:58 UTC today shows a 150km long ash cloud plume from […]

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