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On 29th December 2020 the alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site. The volcano has had an effusive eruption, with visible gas and steam eruption and the formation of a new volcanic dome. The volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and gas emissions can be observed from the Belmont Observatory. A UWI Seismic Research Centre team is currently in St. Vincent to support monitoring and data collection and analysis.

On 29th December 2020 the alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site. The volcano has had an effusive eruption, with visible gas and steam eruption and the formation of a new volcanic dome. The volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and gas emissions can be observed from the Belmont Observatory. A UWI Seismic Research Centre team is currently in St. Vincent to support monitoring and data collection and analysis.

Bridgetown, Barbados January 12th, 2021 (CDEMA) – The CDEMA Coordinating Unit has received funding from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK FCDO) in the amount of £51,000 through the Memorandum of Understanding on the ‘UK Support for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Response Teams programme’. The funds will cover the cost of a rotary helicopter aircraft, which will be used to support access to sampling of the extrusive materials, air lifting equipment to the flanks of the volcano, surveillance/reconnaissance to analyse changes in the volcano and other relevant support to the monitoring of the volcanic activity.

On 29th December 2020 the alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site. The volcano has had an effusive eruption, with visible gas and steam eruption and the formation of a new volcanic dome. The Volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and gas emissions can be observed from the Belmont Observatory. The small crater lake has almost evaporated, and the dome has grown. A UWI Seismic Research Centre team is currently in St. Vincent to support monitoring and data collection and analysis.

On 29th December 2020 the alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site. The volcano has had an effusive eruption, with visible gas and steam eruption and the formation of a new volcanic dome. The Volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and gas emissions can be observed from the Belmont Observatory. The small crater lake has almost evaporated, and the dome has grown. A UWI Seismic Research Centre team is currently in St. Vincent to support monitoring and data collection and analysis.

On 29 th December 2020 the alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site The volcano has had an effusive eruption, with visible gas and steam eruption and the formation of a new volcanic dome The Volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and gas emissions can be observed from the Belmont Observatory The small crater lake has almost evaporated, and the dome has grown A UWI Seismic Research Centre team is  currently in St Vincent to support monitoring and data collection and analysis.

On 29 th December 2020 the alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site The volcano has had an effusive eruption, with visible gas and steam eruption and the formation of a new volcanic dome The Volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and gas emissions can be observed from the Belmont Observatory The small crater lake has almost evaporated, and the dome has grown A UWI Seismic Research Centre team is  currently in St Vincent to support monitoring and data collection and analysis.

Bridgetown, Barbados December 31st, 2020 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is closely monitoring the ongoing situation at the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The volcano is exhibiting signs of increased volcanic activity and an effusive eruption has been confirmed at the site. The threat level for the volcano has therefore been elevated to Orange.

On 29 th December 2020 the alert level for the La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to Orange because of increased activity at the site The volcano has had an effusive eruption, with visible gas and steam eruption The small crater lake is virtually gone, and a new volcanic dome has formed An Aerial reconnaissance conducted today Wednesday, December 30 indicates that there are no significant changes at the La Soufriere Volcano since Tuesday, December 29 th, 2020 Magma continues
to ooze to the surface and the dome has increased in size.

  1. CDEMA Situation Report #1 - Effusive Eruption at La Soufriere Volcano, St. Vincent as of 5:00 pm (AST) on December 30th, 2020
  2. CDEMA Information Note #1 - Increased Volcanic Activity as of 7:00pm (AST) on December 29th, 2020
  3. R.E.A.C.H Project welcomes CREA
  4. CDEMA signs MoU with interCaribbean Airways Ltd to strengthen disaster relief efforts
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