Montserrat eruption

Författare/Upphovsman:

R.P. Hoblitt

Kreditera:

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/Effects/SoufriereHills_PFeffects.html

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/141d3

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

800 x 500 Pixel (54604 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

View E across ash-covered Plymouth, the former capital city and major port of Montserrat, toward Soufriere Hills volcano. Before the volcano became active in July 1995, about 5,000 people lived in Plymouth, located 4 km west of English's Crater. During the first two years of the eruption, ash and noxious gas from explosions and pyroclastic flows frequently settled on Plymouth. On August 3, about 3 weeks after this image was taken, the first significant pyroclastic flow swept through the evacuated town. The flow triggered many fires and caused extensive damage to buildings and community facilities by direct impact and burial.

Licens:

Public domain

Licenskommentaren:

This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy.