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Volcanoes, earthquakes part of life in the Caribbean
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Ash clouds tower above La Soufriere as seen from Dorsetshire hill in St Vincent on April 9. Photo courtesy Virad Peters
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Volcanoes and earthquakes are realities of life in the Eastern Caribbean so people and countries should be prepared for them says seismologist Dr Joan Latchman.
According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) website, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Nevis, St Kitts, St Eustatius and Saba have 19 live (likely to erupt again) volcanic centres.
“Other islands such as Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, most of the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago (which are not volcanic) are close to volcanic islands and are, therefore, subject to volcanic hazards such as severe ash fall and volcanically-generated tsunamis.”
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