
Seismic stations installed on La Soufrière; new lava dome further balloons
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeismic stations have been installed at La Soufrière on Friday (January 15), as surveillance of the St Vincent volcano, and its effusive eruption continues. According to the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), the stations form part of the Seismic Research Centre’s (SRC)La Soufrière observations and was completed with help from volunteers, local community members. It comes as the new lava dome, first detected in late December, renews a worrying growth; nearly tripling in height. “The dome continues to grow and is slightly higher and bigger than previously [observed]. It is growing laterally towards the east and west,” NEMO noted in…