A dome survey was carried out from the summit of the La Soufrière Volcano and the total volume of the new lava dome was calculated at 4.5 million cubic meters.
A new team from the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday 27th January, 2021 on board the Regional Security System aircraft to continue the work being done on the Monitoring Network.
This new Team will be led by Dr. Thomas Christopher, Scientist from the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) based at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO).
Professor Richard Robertson, Instrumentation Engineer Lloyd Lynch and Engineering Technician Ian Juman returned to Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday 27th January, 2021, on board the Regional Security System aircraft.
The Alert level remains at Orange. The volcano continues to exude magma on the surface and steam can still be observed from the Belmont Observatory. Persons living in areas close to the volcano should expect strong sulphur smells for several days to weeks, depending on changes in wind direction.
