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Download Cat Report (65kb pdf) Home Introduction Volcanic Hazards Scientists Emergency Managers The Media Appendices Volcanic Terminology Page 30 Volcanic Terminology Page 31 Tips for Interviewees Page 32 Resource Guide Page 33 Volcano Observatories & Directors Page 34 Related Reading Page 35 Internet Resources & Volcano Alert Levels Page 36 Example press release Page 37

Communication During Volcanic Emergencies An Operations Manual for the Caribbean http://www.cdera.org http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/ west.indies/soufriere/govt/miscdocs/assess12 http://rmsismo.uprm.edu/English/index. html http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/ WestIndies/KickEmJenny/framework.html http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/ volc_images/north_america/west_indies.html http://www.benfieldhrc.com http://www.earthsciences.ucl.ac.uk/ http://dominicapsn.freeyellow.com/ page1.html http://volcano.ipgp.jussieu.fr:8080 http://volcano.ipgp.jussieu.fr:8080/ martinique/stationmar.html http://www.mvomrat.com http://www.synapses.co.uk/science/ mvolcano .html Alert level system in operation during the Soufriere Hills eruption on Montserrat. WHITE - No new activity. All zones may be occupied. YELLOW - Some activity. Local evacuations may be neccessary. AMBER - Dome formation, eruption in progress. High level of alert. ORANGE - Change in style of activity. Heightened alert; prepare for evacuation. All schools closed RED - Dome collapse underway. Pyroclastic flows in valleys. Rapid evacuation may be required in the next four hours. Prepare for gravel, pumice and ash fall. Schools remain closed.