Caribbean Volcano Erupts, Destroying Much of Island of Montserrat
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Disasters, Natural Phenomena
- Subcategories: Earth Sciences, Geology, Geologists
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: West Indies, Montserrat
- Date: June 25, 1997
Article abstract: Montserrat’s Soufrière Hills volcano began a series of explosive eruptions that destroyed crops, vegetation, wildlife, homes, and entire towns, forcing many to flee the island.
Eruption
For more than two years before its eruption on June 25, 1997, the Soufrière Hills volcano had been spewing lava and ash and casting a shadow over the inhabitants of Montserrat, a tiny island and British colony in the Caribbean Sea. Most of the people living in the southern two-thirds of the island, including Plymouth, the island’s capital, had...
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