Caribbean Drought Bulletin

Mixed conditions were seen throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of December. Trinidad was exceptionally wet in the south to normal in the north; Tobago and Grenada normal; Barbados, St Vincent and St Croix moderately dry; Saint Lucia and Antigua slight to moderately dry; Martinique exceptionally dry in the southeast to normal in the northwest; Dominica predominantly normal ranging to slightly wet in the south and moderately dry in the coastal northeast; Guadeloupe normal in western areas to moderately dry in the east; St Kitts and Anguilla moderately wet to normal; St Maarten severely dry to normal and St Thomas predominantly normal to slightly dry in the south.

The official launch of myHAZ-VCT

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (SRC) in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), hosted a media briefing to officially launch my HAZ-VCT.

The myHAZ-VCT app is a citizen science platform for sharing observations of natural hazards and environmental phenomena in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This app is designed to provide scientists (SRC), emergency managers (NEMO) and citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with first-hand information about a range of natural hazards and environmental phenomena that occur in the country. Since scientists and emergency managers cannot be everywhere, enlisting members of the public in sharing observations can provide a broader understanding of the impact to the community. This information can be used by NEMO to respond more effectively to impacted communities as well as to develop robust hazard mitigation systems.

We are kindly requesting your presence at the media briefing to broadcast this launch and aid with the promotion of this important app. For further information on the launch, please contact NEMO at 456-2975, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

We look forward to your usual support as we strengthen our capacity to prepare and respond to impacts of hazards

SVG Met releases October 2021 Climatic Bulletin

In it's continuing duties SVG MET services presents their Climatic Bulletin for October 2021. These advisories cover rainfall quantities and outlooks and take into account outlook advisory statements for key sectors on a national scale. 

VOLCANO ALERT LEVEL CHANGED FROM ORANGE TO YELLOW

September 15, 2021 

For immediate Release

VOLCANO ALERT LEVEL CHANGED FROM ORANGE TO YELLOW 

The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the advice of Scientists from the Seismic Research Centre, University of the West Indies, has taken the decision to lower the Volcanic Alert Level from Orange to Yellow. Activities at the La Soufriere have declined for the last three (3) months and are consistent with a period of unrest following eruptive magmatic activity (explosive eruption) which can be seen by the emission of hot, degassing, near surface magma at the summit of the volcano.