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Monserrat - Trinidad, Tobago / Caribbean - Posted: 21st Jun, 2006 - 2:52am
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MONSERRAT VOLCANO ERUPTS
A volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat erupted Saturday, sending burning gas, volcanic rock and ashes careening down the mountain slopes and into the sea.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...serrat-sat.html
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Post Date: 21st Jun, 2006 - 2:52am / Post ID: #
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It sounds like this eruption was a good thing. Had it not erupted, something much worse could have happened.
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"Although it's been an unpleasant morning with ash falling all around, it was a good thing in the near-term because it collapsed this growing lava dome into the sea," said Sue Loughlin, director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. |
I hadn't realized that volcanic eruptions can be beneficial to surrounding areas, I always thought it was purely destructive. In this case, it let out pressure that could have caused a much bigger catastrophe.
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