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Temperatures Above Existing Background (Base) Levels Detected At The La Soufriere Volcano

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Source: 721 News 07 Oct 2024 10:25 PM

Saint Vincent According to information rECEived from the Seismic Research Centre at 2:38 p.m. today (MoNDay October 7, 2024); a low thermal anomaly (temperatures above existing backgrouND/base levels) was detected at the summit of the La Soufriere volcano by the SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NASA FIRMS hot spot detection system on SuNDay October 6, 2024. This low thermal anomaly as detected by SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NASA FIRMS is currently ongoing.

Potential sceSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NArios associated with the detection of the thermal anomaly inclUDe a Sulphur fire in the crater, a small phreatic (steam) eruption that may have exposed hot uNDerlying rocks, or the start of new extrusion of lava in the crater.

ASPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAlysis of multi gas data collected on October 4, 2024 by the SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAtioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl Emergency MaSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAgement Organisation (NEMO) Soufriere Monitoring Team, aND further reconSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAissance via sea along the West Coast today (MoNDay October 7, 2024) are still uNDerway. Further updates will be given following the aSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAlysis of the multigas data aND the conclusions from the visual observations.

The volcano still remains at a Green Alert Level This means that the volcano is quiet; seismic aND fumarolic (steam vent) activities are at or below the historical level at this volcano. No other unusual activity has been observed.

In the meantime, the SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAtioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl Emergency MaSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAgement Organization is advising persons not to visit the volcano at this time aND that the La Soufriere Trail remain closed. There should be no uSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAuthorized visits to the summit until further notice.

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