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montserrat hill of fury
Title: montserrat hill of fury
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 890 | Pages: 3.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
montserrat hill of fury
A Hill of Fury:
Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat Island
After 400 years of quiet slumber, the Soufriere Hills volcano on the tiny island of Montserrat in the Carribean Sea (Figure 1), came to life in the summer of 1997. The eruptions threatened the original 11,000 residents of the island and even today continue to be a nuisance to the remaining 4,000 people who refuse to leave the island, despite warnings of impending danger. At least 20 people have already been killed, …showed first 75 words of 890 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 890 total…island completely and offer money for starting a new life to those hesitant to leave. It may seem terrible to make them leave their homes, but some have already died because they ignored evacuation warnings. The island is a danger zone and it’s almost impossible to predict the next big explosion. The threat of pyroclastic flows is too great to risk human life. Montserrat has already killed and it could kill again.
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