Montserrat

Puerto Rico: Montserrat Volcano Disrupts Flights

Date: March 14th, 2007 |

Ash from the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat disrupted air traffic to Puerto Rico March 10, causing cancellation of four Delta Airlines flights in San Juan and many flights by several airlines in Ponce on the south side of the island. Ash from the volcano often clouds the Caribbean sky but seldom affects flights. Its [read more]

Montserrat: Volcano Cloud Clears, Flights Resume

Date: May 30th, 2006 |

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Montserrat’s Soufriere Hills volcano came to life in 1995, forcing more than half the island’s 12,000 residents to flee. Then in 1997 an eruption buried the capital city, Plymouth. Now, in late May, a collapsing dome spewed a gigantic cloud of ash 10 miles high, suspending flights in the area, especially between Miami and Venezuela. [read more]

Montserrat: Soufriere Hills Volcano Erupts

Date: January 10th, 2007 |

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The Soufriere Hills volcano sent a plum of ash five miles high Jan. 8 after authorities warned Jan. 4 that the volcano’s dome had topped the crater rim. Areas around the volcano are at risk and the government has ordered evacuations, but since the capital city of Plymouth was inundated by a massive eruption in [read more]