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No Alerts

May 20, 2013 | posted in: Alerts, Severe Weather, Updates | by Désirée Connor

There are NO critical weather announcements at this time.

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Asteroid passed nearby Earth Friday

February 18, 2013 | posted in: Alerts, Updates | by Désirée Connor

Several hours after a meteorite crashed into Russia, an asteroid passed relatively close to earth but did not hit. According to astronomers, both events are unrelated and it was pure coincidence that they occurred around the same time. As the countdown for the asteroid’s close approach entered the final hours, NASA noted that the path..

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What is a Volcano?

March 26, 2012 | posted in: Safety Tips, Volcanoes | by Désirée Connor

A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock below the surface of the earth. When pressure from gases within the molten rock becomes too great, an eruption occurs. Eruptions can be quiet or explosive. There may be lava flows, flattened landscapes, poisonous gases, and flying rock and ash. Volcanic..

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Activity at the Soufriere Hills Volcano causes bouts of tremors

March 25, 2012 | posted in: Alerts, Updates, Volcano Alerts, Volcanoes | by Désirée Connor

A “noticeable” increase in seismic [earthquake] activity at the Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat has resulted in the closure of the Zone C area near the volcano, which had been reopened for daytime entry in December 2011. Dr. Paul Cole, director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO), told a radio station Friday that it was..

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