The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a couple who have not been heard from in nearly a week after leaving from the Florida Keys en route to the Bahamas aboard their boat, Irish Miss.
While we are pre-occupied with securing ourselves, homes, animals and farms at this time, the real challenge will come with resettlement and rebuilding following the eruption. In 1902 this was made difficult since the eruption lasted until March 1903 with long periods of inactivity. In fact, people were already moving back to their communities when the last eruption occurred on 22nd March 1903. With advanced scientific knowledge, we are more …
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As we reflect on past eruptions while trying to come to grips with the uncertainties that face us today, we have to take into account the state of the societies and matters such as communications and technology. We know very little about the 1718 eruption. St. Vincent was then owned and occupied by so-called “Yellow and Black Caribs” and a few French farmers who were allowed to settle on the western side of the island. In 1812 the eruption started on April 27. It was about 8 years since the lands of the indigenous people sent into exile were officially taken over by the government and sugar cultivation put fully into operation on those lands. In 1902 the eruption started fully on May 7, with a period of calm from May 18, followed by eruptions again on September 3, which were larger than those of May 7. Others followed on October 15 and 16, a slight eruption on October 29 with calm prevailing until March 23, 1903