2nd March, 2021
LA SOUFRIÈRE BULLETIN # 37 MARCH 02, 2021 12:00 PM
- The gas plume coming from the dome at La Soufriere continues to cause damage to vegetation in the summit areas on the south-western side of the volcano.
- The measurement of carbon dioxide in soil along the lower sides of the volcano has commenced.
- A monument to be used as a benchmark for a new continuous GPS monitoring station was constructed at the Fancy seismic site.
- Work continued at the Belmont Observatory with the installation of the seismic data acquisition system.
- A virtual community meeting for the North Leeward Community will be held today, Tuesday 2nd March 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. The meeting would be carried live on local NBC Radio and VC3 TV (channel 114), NEMO’S Facebook page, UWI tv Global(www.uwitv.org), uwiseismic YouTube channel and Grenadines Radio.
- The National Emergency Management Organisation is reminding the public that no evacuation order or notice has been issued.
- NEMO continues to appeal to the public to desist from visiting the La Soufrière Volcano, especially going into the crater, since doing so is extremely dangerous.
- NEMO will continue to provide regular updates on all activities taking place at La Soufrière.
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