. The eruption produced a number of explosions and a pyroclastic flow that originated from the west side of the lava dome at the summit of the volcano. However, the most interesting bit comes from the ...

That Boxing Day night in 1997, when Monserrat's Soufriere Hills Volcano began to stretch, yawn and stir to life, is forever etched in the mind's eye of Thomas Lee. Montserratians knew their volcano ...

Lava and water don't mix. They can explode like a giant bomb, say a pair of geologists studying an unusual volcanic event on Montserrat in the West Indies. In July 2003, a massive pyroclastic flow of ...

The Soufrière Hills Volcano on the Island of Montserrat has been relatively quiet since the last major eruption in July 2003. This may have lulled the local residents into a false sense of security.

OLVESTON, Montserrat (AP) – The Soufriere Hills volcano that destroyed the island’s capital in 1997, yesterday shot a cloud of ash more than five miles (eight kilometres) into the sky. The island’s ...

SALEM, Montserrat -- Scientists have learned a lot from the Soufriere Hills volcano in the five years it has been erupting, destroying life and property -- lessons they hope will save lives in the ...

When volcanoes erupt, pinpointing the regions at high risk for lethal hazards and deciding whether or not to evacuate a resistant population comprise the most difficult problems faced by hazards ...

St Vincent endured another night of explosions, ash fall and earthquakes, as the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano entered its fourth day. The latest explosion happened at 4.15a.m. today, with a ...